You are free to hate and free not to use such a product.
The truth is that many developers have taken the high road, and done the right thing, and they have been unable to make a living out of their open source efforts.
I hate that the ecosystem is so weak the OP has to resort to this model, but I have nothing but sympathy for the OP.
+1, Parent comment comes off as devs owe others anything labeled “open source” but OP is not selling open source — it’s software that’s been paid for, made public.
The whole entitlement that devs and companies have around open source drives me crazy.
The truth is that many developers have taken the high road, and done the right thing, and they have been unable to make a living out of their open source efforts.
I hate that the ecosystem is so weak the OP has to resort to this model, but I have nothing but sympathy for the OP.