[donmcronald]

I can see how someone could be insulted by that one paragraph on a personal level, especially if it had been the person that wrote the code. I can't think of a nice way to say it though.

However, on a professional level, when a core maintainer of a protocol tells you your code is bad, it's time to sit down, eat some humble pie, and start taking notes. I think that's especially true if you're offering help or are willing to address online communities with positive messaging to help them save face.

I think you handled it really well. I almost feel sorry for Netgate that they lashed out at someone so good at managing the technical (code), social (community), and political (bullshit) sides of a software project. Almost.