In the latter (earlier) case, the Notepad++ issue tracker was bombarded by Chinese spam in response.
The Notepad++ releases have supported other causes too like "Je Suis Charlie", so special releases aren't confined to Chinese topics. Seems like they are concerned about free speech causes especially.
For example, here is "Notepad++ Stand with Hong Kong Edition":
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v789-stand-with-hong-kong...
And here's "Notepad++ v7.8.1 : Free Uyghur":
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v781-free-uyghur-edition/
In the latter (earlier) case, the Notepad++ issue tracker was bombarded by Chinese spam in response.
The Notepad++ releases have supported other causes too like "Je Suis Charlie", so special releases aren't confined to Chinese topics. Seems like they are concerned about free speech causes especially.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v674-je-suis-charlie-edit...