Comment by palata

> As an open-source maintainer, you should be ecstatic — in fact, you owe a significant debt — to every single person who engages with your project.

I totally disagree. I don't owe them anything at all. If anything, they're using my work, for free.

> After all, if you don’t want those interactions, keep your code to yourself!

Because I'm giving my code for free (generally under a copyleft licence) does not mean at all that I want interactions.

> The goal in open-source must always be to create a positive, compounding community.

Again, no. It may be one of your goals if you want to, but it's perfectly fine to open source your code without wanting to create a community at all.