The blog is damage control for his reputation because his vibe coding experiment didn't pan out. I don't care if he says he used it responsibly because it's clear as day that he did not. We can see the git history.

go use open rsync that fails 85 of the 95 rsync tests

And the new test suite is what is vibe coded lol https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116666900898570791

It would be better for literally everyone including himself if he did nothing. If he wants to be retired he should just be retired.

Its his project to “wreck”

Sure he clearly can do that. It is also the public's prerogative to discuss activities happening in public and their effects. Just like he can be famous for making rsync in the first place, he can be famous for breaking everyone's backups with vibe coding.

Edit: and people discussing dissatisfaction with the direction or governance of a project is the precursor to a relevant fork, so everyone saying "stop complaining or maintain it yourself" is completely misunderstanding how the ecosystem works.