When I hear this phrase, I think of GNOME. Can't count how many times the developers of GNOME have knocked back perfectly sensible pull requests or feature proposals on this basis.
...often only to implement the exact same feature later when it appeared to be their own idea instead of coming from the outside.
It's just an excuse to be insular and shut anything down, which is their default response to anything coming from the outside.
...often only to implement the exact same feature later when it appeared to be their own idea instead of coming from the outside.
It's just an excuse to be insular and shut anything down, which is their default response to anything coming from the outside.