I hope if I were in the maintainer's shoes I wouldn't have raised my hackles quite as quickly, but speaking as anyone responsible for making any decisions that

I hope if I were in the maintainer's shoes I wouldn't have raised my hackles quite as quickly, but speaking as anyone responsible for making any decisions that might be unpopular, it does get pretty tiring when someone very quickly reaches for the good old "I'm not saying you're a shill, I'm just asking if you're a shill." The part of the comment in question: With the above response, might I ask the developers a question: has this project received any donations from Google?