"... he's not interested in "selling out" in any fashion to any entity who might not have the same "passion" about our science or the same passion for our vision."
That's not hard to believe, at all. There are not many who would make the sacrifices and pay the price that's been paid to get us to the point we now are.
"I know from personal experience knowing EM, is that he's not interested in "selling out" in any fashion to any entity who might not have the same "passion" about our science or the same passion for our vision."