It at least makes it very clear to those who have not paid for the maintenance that their position is silly if they make demands of the maintainer. It is his project and he does as he pleases. Why is that difficult to see?
One could perhaps persuade him to accept a patch but like any endeavour where you need something from another person, either you offer them something in exchange (which they value enough) or ask nicely and see how it goes.
In either case, it might still fail. In that case, one can of course try and do the same with _someone else_ who might be more receptive. This is possible with free/open-source software.
What you consider a "snarky retort" is just the same thing said in a different tone.
It at least makes it very clear to those who have not paid for the maintenance that their position is silly if they make demands of the maintainer. It is his project and he does as he pleases. Why is that difficult to see?
One could perhaps persuade him to accept a patch but like any endeavour where you need something from another person, either you offer them something in exchange (which they value enough) or ask nicely and see how it goes.
In either case, it might still fail. In that case, one can of course try and do the same with _someone else_ who might be more receptive. This is possible with free/open-source software.
What you consider a "snarky retort" is just the same thing said in a different tone.