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[...] If he didn't want to run it any more, he could at least have given some notice, or tried to hand the data over to someone else to run.

If one wanted to avoid drama and cut clean, he would do just as he did. The fact that people are still talking about it now is a perfect example. Imagine the folderol of the announcement alone. All the accompanying pearl clutching, teeth gnashing, ass kissing, finger pointing and dagger gripping... a veritable renaissance painting level of drama. Who gets the data? Is he still liable in perpetuity? Etc. Easy fix. Kill it. Besides, it gave a shot for the new community to attempt to build something for itself instead of just creating videos of things others had done. Pete owes and owed us nothing, ever.

Not mad, just the way it looked from down in the trenches.