Behavior akin to a paranoid delusion. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0.

The developer is gone, so no need to avoid the project completely, but CalyxOS is an interesting alternative anyway.

Why spread FUD about a developer that is no longer involved?

It's not FUD, but simple facts. The project accepted that behavior for years - for me that's something I want to know before using software. Similar as to why one picks FreshRSS and not tt-rss.

Facts can also be FUD. The problem is gone, so why keep bringing it up?

Presumably because I asked so he answered.

The parent comment brought up the dev originally, but seems it's no longer an issue. Different commenter than the person you're replying to though.