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You should seriously step back from the keyboard and think about what you want to say before posting.

This is really uncalled for.
The xz maintainer does not deserve this.

> I don't want maintainers publicly declaring their incapability to maintain their project (because of "mental health issues") .

Why?

> If they had fallen for the same ruse the honourable thing would be to say: "I messed up big time. I'm sorry. I won't be doing FOSS any more."

So will the world be better off for that? Do you think the average security of FOSS packages will increase if the xz maintainer goes away? Who should maintain the package in their stead? And how do these standards differ from e.g. zlib's situation? (zlib was recently de facto supplanted by zlib-ng, led by a virtually unknown maintainer. I happen to know them and know that they are trustworthy, but how would you distinguish them from Jia Tan without that knowledge?)

Google for e.g. F32.9 ICD 10. Yes, it does qualify as "mental health issues". Treatable, at that. You are essentially saying that anyone who had an episode of that joy should (a) never mention it and (b) if somebody manages to take advantage of them while in that state - go away and never come back.

Note: I've no idea what condition Lasse had, but your claim is generic enough to have the above fit it. And when read that way, you do come across as a really vile piece of work. Self-righteous references to honourable behaviour and lovely uses of passive voice ("be told ...") only strengthen that impression.