But now the zig project are responsible for denying someone else $5,000. I think that's unfair pressure to put on them. It may also cause some of the potential bounty claimants to exert pressure on the zig team too.
The $5,000 reward did not required the work to be merged upstream. Please read the rest of the thread
This seems to be a negotiation attempt being made fully in public by two open-source projects. I would think as the project gets popular darker pressures will be attempt