For extra irony, observe that node-ipc was previously released under the "Don't ...

For extra irony, observe that node-ipc was previously released under the "Don't Be A Dick" license¹, only switching to MIT in late 2020². The DBAD license includes this:

    Being a dick includes - but is not limited to - the following instances:
    (...)
    1c. Modifying the original work to contain hidden harmful content. That would make you a PROPER dick.

By the terms of its original license, I think we can therefore assert that the author is, indeed, a proper dick.

[1] http://dbad-license.org/

[2] https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/commit/9a1ad86d17a...