1. I agree, as much as I think the maintainer of node-ipc is a flipping idiot and should be given an atomic wedgie, it's their project to do with as they wish.

1. I agree, as much as I think the maintainer of node-ipc is a flipping idiot and should be given an atomic wedgie, it's their project to do with as they wish. 2. That being said, forking a project due to maintainer disagreements is a time-honored open source thing to do. 3. The last point you made is already happening on both sides of the political aisle. Conclusion: Maybe software being political isn't a great thing, but that's what everybody chose, and that's what everybody gets to live with. I am looking forward to the +NOPOLITICS licensing clauses. E: Bring on the downvote brigade, I'm just happy knowing that in the end this too will inevitably burn itself out.