Trying to understand this sentiment. Why does it matter? What do the authors’ politics have to do with using the software or not? Do you generally avoid any company that does any political speech?
And yes, I do avoid companies with outspoken political views that I disagree with, especially if their actions tangibly harm other people.
P.s. Just one of the relevant reddit threads https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/2ubv7w/notepad_je...
It works like advertisement for ideology
Imagine you are installing Chrome and the installer shows a banner saying: we support Trump, Biden, Ukraine, Russia, China, invading Iraq... You might then feel uncomfortable using/contributing to software that has nothing to do with politics, because of a developer founded/random/misguided opinion
So when you go to download the newest version of one of your fav text editors and you’re faced with messages like “you guys support who I support in the war right?! You should because the other guy is crazy! I stand with this side, I’m literally changing the world!” and I just gotta sigh and roll my eyes. Sir this is an Arby’s.