It is obviously getting all the attention right now though since Dan quit, and this is the main thing he is steering the community to talk about.
Dan says very clearly in the following thread specifically why he chose to leave. I think many people are confusing the cause and effect of his departure and his sudden issue with the current licensing (which was chosen by him when Steem was first launched and published).
Appreciate that. Two of his last big actions though where the PR to change the license, and then his post from @dantheman (which he then deleted) - creating more 'mystery/drama' around it.
I'm not of the belief that him leaving had anything to do with the license thing (not ruling it out either). I'm just saying that by him leaving and doing the things he is doing on his way out, he is drawing a lot of attention to it.
It's a He says, and He says thing... Lots of people saying things but nothing is crystal clear yet. :(
Dan leaving represents a loss of human capital. The value of Steemit in terms of wealth is measured only in human capital. The price of Steem tokens does not give you the value of Steemit. When someone leaves the community then true value is lost while if the token price goes down speculative value is lost but only temporarily.
People have to realize that the source code and blockchain are worthless without the people and community.