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I feel that the author started open source out of passion but is at the stage where he is sick of incredibly valuable companies using his work for profit without contributing back.

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I can see that a passion to please can be disappointed if there is no reciprocity.

But a passion to build great technology should not depend on who starts using it.

I don't think his passion depends who is using his software, but rather his passion is being eroded by users constantly taking without giving back.

Maybe one's passion starts to dwindle when one's house burns down.

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