I’ve seen the post saying that the lead developer is stepping down, I’ve seen his accusations of abuse. I’ve seen enormous write-ups which make questionable claims about how he’s the devil himself. I’ve seen a lot of rumour and hearsay, and now I’ve got no idea what to think.
Is anyone able to give a short, unbiased summary of what’s going on? (Ultimately, from a selfish point of view, I want to know if the project is likely to fall apart or if this is just bickering between egos!)
The lead developer is taking some time away from the project and won’t be doing public social media anymore because of harassment. The project continues and will be maintained by the dev team, who have actually been doing most of the work for some time anyway. The project was one of the 10 winners of Proton’s recent raffle fundraising, they’re not going anywhere. Rossman’s video was uncharitable imo, and because it published private DMs without consent, also unethical. This response video is pretty good.