Instead of taking 2 years to close 600 issues, why not ship a release each month with just a handful addressed? I think plugin developers are more likely to keep their plugins maintained if it looks like Sublime Text is alive.
I'd much rather pay $50 a year for ~monthly releases than $70 every 2-3 years for one release and a few bug fixes.
I'd much rather pay $50 a year for ~monthly releases than $70 every 2-3 years for one release and a few bug fixes.