It looks like if I wanted to install a particular piece of software on many modern websites and I didn't have enough resources to hack node itself, talking to this guy would be a logical choice.

Eh, as much as I think this guy has very weird opinions; if he wanted to cause harm, he would do it many years ago. When I started looking him up, he DOES do a lot of good work in the ecosystem. Which makes this more complex issue.

But, also, he does this "backwards compatibility forever" insanity. I think it's his crusade.