If you think it's that distasteful just don't contribute. There are a lot of things in the world one can find "distasteful" where the simple solution is to avoid it. How is this even a concern? (I know you put it in parentheses, but still).
It might be useful to the people releasing code if how they are doing it is alienating some set of people.
Perhaps they are not aware of this and it matters to them; this makes it useful information.
If they don't care (or care but have other, more compelling reasons, for their choices) then fine. But at least they can make a more informed decision.
