> Guess by the downvoting that there's a reason people feel the "metrics collection" shouldn't be Open Sourced?

It was a childish and immature comment, not appropriate for HN. That's why it is getting downvoted. In addition, this comment talking about the downvotes will get downvoted as well. Not only for the fact that you are talking about downvotes in your comment, but by the fact that your comment is effectively "begging the question."

Rather than make one-off snide comments, actually contribute something that is respectful to other people's time.