> My understanding of this phenomenon is that only people with extreme views comment. I believe so too, we have much more positive feedback from new customers

> My understanding of this phenomenon is that only people with extreme views comment. I believe so too, we have much more positive feedback from new customers from the exposure this post has brought than we have negative. In either case I'm glad for the opportunity for HN to discuss how to monetize FOSS, to see what people consider fair and unfair and to learn a little bit more about people's standpoints.