Whew, here I was thinking it might be cool to try to contribute to some project, maybe even Linux! This thread shall serve as my reminder to never do that because that’s for god-tier emotionless techbros only.

I've stumbled upon this blog post first in HackerNews, and the comments there make it quite clear that, even though it wouldn't hurt to give more credit than merely reporting a bug, the author's submission was flawed and subpar, and the rewrite that went in was undoubtedly better in every way.

I don't think all this drama is waranted or justifiable. Also, if the first whiff of adversity bothers you and any feedback in a PR other than enthusiastic praise leaves you with a sour taste then collaborative work might not be for you, both as a participant and as someoje that everyone else has to endure.