I would love to know what the reasonable approach would be ideal from the people talking bad things about GitHub.
Treat their software development savvy usebase as stakeholders in their ongoing project rather than unwashed masses consuming a loss leader?
A mutually-agreeable reasonable approach probably doesn't exist. Limited visibility into the project may be considered exposing too much of the business for GitHub's tastes. So it will continue to be a one-way relationship, with all the baggage that comes with a one-way relationship (incl "talking bad things").
Well they used to be open about their future plans on their blog[1].
It hasn't been even a month after that letter and we _finally_ have a response from them. It really doesn't seem to be that big of a deal IMO.
Treat their software development savvy usebase as stakeholders in their ongoing project rather than unwashed masses consuming a loss leader?
A mutually-agreeable reasonable approach probably doesn't exist. Limited visibility into the project may be considered exposing too much of the business for GitHub's tastes. So it will continue to be a one-way relationship, with all the baggage that comes with a one-way relationship (incl "talking bad things").