You're right, our company made the mistake. MSFTs tactics: allowing you to install SQL Server Enterprise without actually having a paid-for license, is similar

You're right, our company made the mistake. MSFTs tactics: allowing you to install SQL Server Enterprise without actually having a paid-for license, is similar to charging someone a fee for a service, and having them opt-out of any reoccuring subscription fees. This is just anecdotal evidence that "new Microsoft" is the same as "old Microsoft." I'm willing to believe that the folks working on this actually do care about contributing to open source and believe "rising tides raise all ships," but not for a second do I think that the decision makers at MSFT also believe that way.