It sounds like they had a foot out the door on this project anyway. You make a point that we shouldn't just cave to any Jerk that comes along and used your cod

It sounds like they had a foot out the door on this project anyway. You make a point that we shouldn't just cave to any Jerk that comes along and used your code, which makes some sense. There is a silent user majority that appreciates these projects (or doesn't think enough about them). I'd advocate saying thanks, but if everyone did that might be a time suck for the developer, so maybe use the "star" if on github, or contribute if that is an option.