[idonotknowwhy]

He's hardly an asshole if he's giving us a useful, free, open-source piece of software all by himself. If you don't like it, write your own.

[kemayo]

Being an asshole doesn't have to be about what you're doing, it can be about how you're doing it. In fact, that's normally how I see it used -- referring to an abrasive person who's difficult to interact with.

(I'm not commenting on the specifics of Goyal at all; I don't know about their situation.)