I don't have much to add myself, but there was a bit of discussion around this back in August that you might be interested in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44831811
I love reading about opensource drama, especially if it's some technology I don't use directly, it's like watching a soap opera.
https://github.com/A11yance/axobject-query/pull/354#issuecom...
Is he really being paid per download, or is he just being sponsored? It’s not clear if either would imply some form of malicious intent either.