HN doesn't allow any more replies there, so... > "How did you dare to hack on Gimp, doing this, without doing us the courtesy of asking for permission first!"

HN doesn't allow any more replies there, so... > "How did you dare to hack on Gimp, doing this, without doing us the courtesy of asking for permission first!" That is a bit of an overstatement. "It would be nice if you talked to us first" != "How dare you do this without asking for our permission" Yosh wasn't even demanding permission, just basic courtesy. Source: https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=90221516928016&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=90221516928016&w=2 Free software projects don't usually have an abundance of contributors, as you very well know. So I kinda get why Yosh was disappointed, although I don't think he should've fretted that much.