> and if this was a bad call they’ll revisit it.
how would they know? - this is (one of) the ways for people to let them know
how would they know? - this is (one of) the ways for people to let them know
What we're looking at is mostly JavaScript monkeys who feel personally offended because they're unable to differentiate criticism of their tools from criticism of their own personal character.
The outrage is purely theoretical.
How many contributors to gentoo are upset by this? Probably none.
How many potential contributors to gentoo are upset by this? Maybe dozens?
I'll be amazed if this has any notable negative outcomes for Gentoo and their contributions.
The only way it'll be revisited is if active Gentoo developers and/or contributors really start to push with a justification to get it changed and they agree to revisit discussing it again. I can tell you every maintainer has heard the line: 'I would have contributed if you did X thing'.