[whack]

Is it really rude to ask an OS maintainer when they plan to release X, and explaining why they care about this topic? Emphasis on ask - not demand. The maintainer is well within his rights to ignore or refuse the request. But going on twitter to put someone on blast for "may not be the best way to introduce yourself"? I have no idea who Maximilian is, but he doesn't come across well in this exchange.

[l33t233372]

The Github exchange didn’t warrant sharing, but the email was over the line, in my opinion.

[II2II]

Even if you ask once and ask nicely, the question is bound to come up often enough to rate as annoying. Explaining makes matters worse, from the perspective of using another person's time and opening up the communication to misinterpretation (e.g. it may be construed as laying a guilt trip on the developer).

So yes, asking a question can be rude.