It's kind of strange but refreshing, that an open source project mixes their releases with other unrelated issues, using their popularity to spread their word.

It's kind of strange but refreshing, that an open source project mixes their releases with other unrelated issues, using their popularity to spread their word. But I guess, the larger and more known you get, the higher the chance to offend people. I think there's a point, where this can turn against the project and maybe Notepad++ reached it? It may also change the dynamic while you grow. Just think about how Hacker News would look like today if submissions about political affairs were accepted... However, I love that the Notepad++ Devs did also show some humor before with a well-known easter egg: Type Random, select the word and hit F1. [1] [1] https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/master/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp#L6160 https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...