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I always want to know what is the "intention" of the author/maintainer before I invest time in an open source project I want to use. I would love to see that with big bold letters at the top of each README.

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And when the "intention" changes after you invested a few years/$ thousands into using the project, then ... ?

Part of the game I guess. At least you get a heads up and you can prioritize moving away from it or forking it.

then you fork it and invest more. Hopefully you will keep the same or better standards you demanded with your own budget

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