Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy

I really don’t understand solo unpaid maintainers who feel “pressure” from users. My response would always be: it’s my repo, my code, if you don’t like how I’m doing things, fork the code megashrug.

You owe them nothing. That fact doesn’t mean maintainers or users should be a*holes to each other, it just means that as a user, you should be grateful and you get what you get, unless you want to contribute.

Or, to put it another way: you owe them exactly what they’ve paid for!

Your solution is exactly right, but let me try to help understanding the problem.

Many open source developers feel a sense of responsibility for what they create. They are emotionally invested in it. They may want to be liked or not be disliked.

You’re able to not care about these things. Other people care but haven’t learned how to set boundaries.

It’s important to remember, if you’re not understanding what a majority of people are doing, you are the different one. The question should be “Why am I different?” not “Why isn’t everyone else like me?”

“Here’s the solution” comes off far better than, “I don’t understand why you don’t think like me.”