I think people started really pushing for an open source ST when JPS kind of disappeared for a year and a half. While he pushed out a few bug fixes[0], you can

I think people started really pushing for an open source ST when JPS kind of disappeared for a year and a half. While he pushed out a few bug fixes[0], you can also see he only pushed out one ST3 update during 2014. Because of this, I think the community was particularly worried about ST development halting, and people started calling for ST to be open sourced because of that. Particularly, with Sublime, I don't think it being closed source is a particular source of resentment for many people, given how stable it is. That said, given the choice between a stagnant development cycle, and an open source ST, I think most people would prefer an open source ST. To JPS credit though, he's removed any doubt over the last few months that he wants to continue active development for ST. [0] http://www.sublimetext.com/3 http://www.sublimetext.com/3