I don't think it's uncommon for a feature to start as opt-in, then turn to opt-out, then finally turn to built-in, so it makes sense to me to be wary if the feature is something you don't want in something typically light and not-overburdened-by-features as a terminal emulator.
Yes, but you have to take into account what kind of product it is and who's the developer and their track record.
It's different if a paid or ad supported product wants to increase the amount of people who use a feature vs. an open source developer adding a feature for people to use and having no benefit by people using it. iTerm already has a lot of advanced options and that's just one more of it.
Relevant track record: the developer thought this would be a worthwhile "feature" to add. Frankly, that says enough. Even if they do eventually give in and remove it, the stain will still be there.
You’re talking about someone publishing high quality open source software for over a decade that’s beloved by millions of users. Have some respect, man.
You might disagree with the way a specific feature works, but this is absolutely no reason to talk about someone like Mr. Nachman this way.
What is disrespectful about gp's comment? It's okay to disagree with decisions made by even the most dedicated maintainers; I've switched to software (forks, or similar projects) many times on principle - I respect JetBrains, but disagreed with an awful decision they made that was a stain and made me question their judgement and avoid their otherwise excellent IDEs whenever possible. I haven't bought any personal licenses from them since - is that disrespectful in your books?
I hope iTerm moves this functionality into a plugin with the next version.
I for one am horrified at the sheer amount of ill will and sense of entitlement directed towards a developer who has been working tirelessly on high quality free and open source software out of his spare time. It's a thankless job he has continued for more than a decade.
These people have benefitted from iTerm2, possibly for years. Instead of giving back or thanking the person behind it, they chose to flood HN and the issue tracker with insults and lies. They literally pretend as if he's trying to sneak in spyware that steals each and every keystroke. They berate, mock, and question the morality of him and anyone else who dares to push back.
I see this kind of bullying behavior in some open source communities and am taken aback every time I see it. The lack of empathy on display here is ironically less than an LLM and that's saying something.
It appears your issue is not with the comment at the head of this thread specifically, but generally with other comments elsewhere (on HN and Github); that doesn't make the comment disrespect or untrue by association.
AI is a lightning rod issue, while insults are not ok, disagreement is inevitable, disagreeing wirh a decision a maintainer made is orthogonal to dis/respect.
Open Source is fickle - you can diligently work on a project for years and have it forked for mundane reasons, such as some people thinking you're not doing things fast enough for their liking, or you included a controversial feature - and they won't have to pay you or even send you a "thank you" note, that does not change the value of the contributions.
100% this, it’s honestly a bit embarrassing reading through some of these comments or Gitlab issues (“I would donate if you remove this feature”) as a fellow developer. I expected a bit more of my peers on a developer focused tool.
"Just for the future, I'd like to have a discussion before introducing highly controversial 'features' like this" is another one. Not only does it come off as entitled and condescending, it also shows they haven't bothered to even look at the existing development process. iTerm2 already has test releases with detailed release notes.
