So, I work in a University environment, where software purchase of all sorts is tightly budget constrained. The difference between "free" and "gotta ask my Di

So, I work in a University environment, where software purchase of all sorts is tightly budget constrained. The difference between "free" and "gotta ask my Director for a budget line" is huge, especially for what is essentially a promotional acquisition. I was advocating it as a free window for the VC-unwashed into this strange and fabulous thing called 'Git'. When it became no-longer-free, I felt that my advocacy had been transmuted into shilling. My claim was turned into an untruth. I'm content to be judged oversensitive, and I wouldn't have brought it up, but I was happy to whine when the story came by. :)