Completely disagree with you on that, he comes across as someone who is tired of always being asked the same questions, who does work to solve the problem and is frustrated that a lot of people are unappreciative of Kovid's work. Given how much criticism and entitled requests opensource maintainers have to deal with, it's not a surprise to me that he'd be tired. But I do think that he is still well reasoned in the way he expresses himself.

I disagree as an Arch user; Eli is more than just some packager, he does a metric boatload of work for the distro and has his fingers in many pies. He is speaking from a position of knowledge and experience and replying with skilled authority on the subject matter.

I don't think a volunteer who takes the time to actually reply without being outright dismissive is a jerk. They handled that thread with poise.

That’s a pretty strong and broad statement. Do you have any evidence or incidents to back that up?