It doesn't matter, you should still contact someone technical about it, especially if she actualy said "more stars on their git". Put that quote in your message

It doesn't matter, you should still contact someone technical about it, especially if she actualy said "more stars on their git". Put that quote in your message! They might be glad to know she's filtering candidates based on that, because they can talk to her about it. It could lead to you getting an interview. What's the worst that could happen?