> Linux distro maintainers routinely create "public forks" even of actively-maintained packages, and no one sane views that as a hostile move or something to complain about.
The way jwz's website treats links from HN should probably give you a clue as to his personality and approach to communication. I wouldn't hold him up as a role model in this regard.
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-would-like-debian-to-stop...