>Throughout the life of the project, I have always personally owned both domains. As it continued to grow, I additionally trademarked the name “Gitea” in order

>Throughout the life of the project, I have always personally owned both domains. As it continued to grow, I additionally trademarked the name “Gitea” in order to protect the project’s brand. (More on the trademark later.) The issue as I read it is that he communicated to the community that he isn't the BDFL (benevolent dictator for life) of the project but rather that there is democratic ownership. >https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#owners https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#... Clearly that's not the case. Communities can be mostly fine with a BDFL system if it's made clear however they tend to be less fine with feeling like they've been lied to.