“performance”

Looks to me like the reader (the Linux user) is identifying with the subject of the image, which would appear to put them in a sympathetic light.

“mistakes”

Can we avoid using the space tourists for memes?

Unless we’re ridiculing them, obvs.

The fact that someone else fixed the issue doesn’t really excuse the absolutely unacceptable original response to a very reasonable request.

I’m much more interested in seeing an apology, or any sort of indication that the dev understands how disrespectful they were.