Don’t Be A Free User – Pinboard Blog. (via)

Avoid mom-and-pop projects that don’t take your money! You might call this the anti-free-software movement. […]

So stop getting caught off guard when your favorite project sells out! “They were getting so popular, why did they have to shut it down?” Because it’s hard to resist a big payday when you are rapidly heading into debt. And because it’s culturally acceptable to leave your user base high and dry if you get a good offer, citing self-inflicted financial hardship.