> first discovered it

There's more than one issue here, and you're conflating them. IF the logging issue was non-public and non-resolved at the time I wanted to publish my article, I'd probably have given them longer.

> Why would they request an extension

If they thought 1.5 working days wasn't enough to provide GPL sources, for whatever reason. I don't see how you can argue that 1.5 days is simultaneously too short, and not in need of an extension.