Give the guy a chance to write a functioning editor first. I'm sure he'll reconsider opening up the issue tracker after the thing is actually useful, and maybe has a few more contributors to share the load.

No one is entitled to anything with open source, not even support or a bug tracker. The author is trying to provide an open source alternative to a closed source product controlled by an uncommunicative company. He deserves support and help, not people telling him what to do.