Maybe they don't feel like sharing their work with the AI bot scrapers until the work is complete.

Aurornis 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For the users of the project, the reasons don’t matter. They’re free to do as they want for any reason they choose.

Users of the project can (and have been) moving to forks that are operated as open, community projects in the continued spirit of the project’s original intention.

For what it’s worth, the maintainer has stated their reasons and they are not related to AI or scraper bots.

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		> I don't want to continue allowing an online environment with such an absurdly skewed gender representation. I find it intensely unwelcoming, and it's not reflective of the type of working environments I value. I have no idea what that means other this person might not be the easier to work with, or get along with.

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tredre3 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That is a legitimate feeling, but to spite the trillion dollars company he also hurts thousands of regular developers.

He doesn't owe those developers anything, of course, but likewise they do not owe him loyalty and thus since an open fork exists, his project will die.

Killing the project is also his right, but people also have a right to be upset by his passive aggressive behavior. Just announce that you're shutting down the project and move on, don't waste our time.