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It's kinda both transphobia and sexism, by actively refusing to accept that people with pronouns other than he/him might be reading it.
The reason transphobia comes to mind most of all is the way transphobes often rally against the use of they/them. This extends to being nonspecific (like in the link), rather than specifically inclusive of non-binary people, as they perceive a well accepted use of they/them to be part of an agenda. Transphobes often prefer the clunky "he/she", rather than using a single word ("they"), for this reason.
Hope that helps
You're assuming there was even any ill intent or specific purpose in using that word, if it was even chosen on purpose.
Without asking Andreas I don't think people should assume intent. More importantly, I think open source project collaboration should be focused solely on technical merits alone.