[bphogan]

Just a tip from a person who's interacted with cranky people for a long time....

When I get feedback, especially negative, I like to think about it before I respond. And I may take a month to respond.

But I always immediately respond with something like

"Thank you for providing feedback, and thanks for your patience while I think about your feedback, discuss it, and respond appropriately."

At least you then know I'm not ignoring it.

[pflats]

As a classroom teacher, I agree wholeheartedly. A timeline for when you will respond in more depth (24h, a week, a month) is also quite helpful.

[slavik81]

They responded in the original HN thread saying basically that.

[enraged_camel]

Most Github users don't read HN.

[mhurron]

Most GitHub users probably also didn't know about the open letter in the first place.