@timbray @davidgerard if you're trying to lower the temperature of the discussion I must say you're going about it in an odd way.
My perspective as a user of rsync for decades is that it's a bad thing that I'm now aware of who maintains it and what his development strategy is. That means I no longer trust the package and I'm concerned.
The response by Tridge has been to dismiss all criticism as illegitimate. There's no way forward here.