At what point did they make it _worse_? Tailwind didn't remove any existing functionality here. What they did was refuse to merge a PR while they're trying to figure out how to navigate a difficult financial problem, all while being fully transparent about what's going on, and saying that they're open to merging the PR if/when they manage to get things together.
This is very different from, say, the minio situation, where they were actively removing feature before finally closing development down entirely. Whether tailwind will end up going down this route, time will tell. But as of right now, I find this reading to be quite uncharitable.
What's the ethically bad thing Tailwind did here? Not merging that pull request?
I'd feel lied to if someone offers me a free tool and later the person that controls it chooses to make it worse just to make more money.
I got bit by that many times and do my best to avoid it but when it happens it's a stab in the back.
At what point did they make it _worse_? Tailwind didn't remove any existing functionality here. What they did was refuse to merge a PR while they're trying to figure out how to navigate a difficult financial problem, all while being fully transparent about what's going on, and saying that they're open to merging the PR if/when they manage to get things together.
This is very different from, say, the minio situation, where they were actively removing feature before finally closing development down entirely. Whether tailwind will end up going down this route, time will tell. But as of right now, I find this reading to be quite uncharitable.
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So which part did he make it worst?
By not adding an extra "feature" you deemed as essential?
Even more surprising is this is from an 2012 account.
How, exactly, have they made Tailwind worse just to make more money? Point to specifics, please.
Did they send you an email or call you? I doubt it.
You found their homepage. You found that they didn’t ask for money, and allowed you to use their product for free. You decided to use it.
And now, they’re liars. How dare they try to make money?
Please let us know if you launch this open source project, we’d all be excited to use it!