alt Hacker NewsI don't know why people are up in arms about this.
No one is mad about the port of Notepad++ to macOS. No one is mad that someone said "I ported Notepad++ to macOS." The problem is the branding and delivery conveys the impression that the macOS port is official, which is deceptive even if deception isn't the goal.
I'm not following your comment. You say you don't know why people are up in arms about it, but then you go on to note that the author of the port is being deceptive.