Comment by teddyh

Being a free software maintainer, especially for code that you did not yourself write, is in effect a volunteer position in a charity or a non-profit organization. You yourself volunteered to take the position, and when you did, you became responsible for acting in the interests of the project and all its users. The fact that you are not paid does not mean that you can do whatever you please. If you at any time feel that you cannot fulfill your responsibilities to your users and to the development of the project, you should immediately leave your position to more eager and/or capable hands. (You should already have been prepared and have such people ready to take over, which should be possible if the project is popular enough.)