The reactions were predictable when you consider: 1. Some HN users might/could have been personally inconvenienced by OP's action and they prefer resenting him

The reactions were predictable when you consider: 1. Some HN users might/could have been personally inconvenienced by OP's action and they prefer resenting him rather than GitHub for whatever reason 2. Many HN users get paid a lot to work on SaaS themselves, so seeing a peer (however big it is) get abused for (what appears to be) entertainment is terrifying to them