[forgottenpass]

IMO, the "Dear Github" open letter is a constructive way to call attention to the perceived problems

I agree entirety. The responses are fanboy trash in a "using my serious voice" wrapper.

I don't use github enough to share the gripes in "Dear GitHub." They seemed kinda minor and I understand why they wouldn't be in the product. But in light of the poor communication from GitHub explained in the letter, it seemed like a perfectly reasonable and polite step to try and open a channel of communication.

[stcredzero]

I don't use github enough to share the gripes in "Dear GitHub." They seemed kinda minor and I understand why they wouldn't be in the product.

What about implementing an API to let other people implement some of the needed features?

[forgottenpass]

Sure, that's a possible solution.

I wasn't trying to convey a position that something shouldn't be done, I'm just expressing that I understand the wide breadth of possibilities for why it hadn't been done.

[carussell]

I agree with the point, too, but statements like this are not conducive to good discussion and are not the kind of thing I look forward to reading on HN:

> The responses are fanboy trash in a "using my serious voice" wrapper"