Let's stop moving the goalposts. Open source has a specific definition, and "they merge whatever code I want them to" isn't part of it. Just fork the client, compile it, and run it yourself.
“Just” lmfao
Versus any mildly-technical user being able to stumble into the option and discover they're being spied on in the first place.
An option to disable telemetry is important.
It's not "whartever code".