aj on Nostr: They want to shoulder the load: replacement is the goal. Why send your PRs to an open ...
They want to shoulder the load: replacement is the goal. Why send your PRs to an open repo and have to deal with public review when you can push people to switch to a repo you control, with the ability to both block changes you disapprove of and force through changes you like? The technical and economic disagreements are a useful justification, but they're not the fundamental motivation.
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