As much as I would love this to kick MS in the backside, it won’t. The public at large has no idea what this is or why it’s bad and evil. They will buy a computer, it will come with Windows, and they’ll use it like they always have. Companies and Govts will gripe initially, but give in because their ancient VB enterprise apps only run on Windows.

To the title of this article /post, all I can say is Duh.

Hate to see this, but there are definitely people who are takers and have the nerve to be entitled at the same time.

1. You, as an open source maintainer owe nothing to anyone. Never feel compelled to do anything in your project that doesn’t make you happy.
2. you should 100% be able to charge for your work. I applaud you for that.
3. There are more of us out here who want to support open source int he right way. Know that.
4. thank you for the project you made and shared. Truly.

I personally think you should move the fourth bullet (express your gratitude to the maintainers) to the first position in your list. But a great, simple list none-the-less.

Rocketchat is simple enough to setup. Does everything you want, and is FOSS.

We all started as a frog in a pot of tepid water.