The Linux ecosystem has a shit-load of money and OpenBSD claims to not seen a dime of it, despite Linux'es use of OpenSSH Portable. [0] One would think something as vital as OpenSSH would get a reasonable share of funding, rather than a huge lump-sum being showered on a single project in turmoil with questionable stewardship.
Agreed, I think the Linux foundation can fix this issue along with others by financially contributing to OpenSSH, OpenSSL, LibreSSL and other tools that we use (iptables, OpenSMTPD, Postfix, Dovecot, etc).
I think if Linux extended an olive branch to engage the three main BSD's, that would be a smart political and actual move. Religousity doesn't scale anything but egos and pitchfork-toting, angry people looking for an ego-oriented leader.
[0] http://www.openbsd.org/openssh/