I didn't say he was only interested in promoting Vault, or that he was being dishonest. Conflict of interest doesn't have to be some evil shadowy plot. Given that he's spent years working on his system and convincing himself it's The Right Way, DVCS probably is more difficult conceptually to him. That doesn't make him bad or a shill, it just means you shouldn't necessarily take his word as the authority for vcs newcomers.

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-authority...