On top of the usual way in which people (such as myself) can become self-entitled if we're not careful, there's also the concern that FOSS has a need to point t

On top of the usual way in which people (such as myself) can become self-entitled if we're not careful, there's also the concern that FOSS has a need to point toward "true north", while the realities of the market tend to blow us to the west. Until someone comes up with that magical business plan (and I'm still hoping for this), these things will always be in tension. The best solution I can think of for the moment is to always express our demand FOSS without compromise, but no matter what show appreciation for them for getting as close as they can, so long as they seem to be trying at least (unlike, say, Android at this point). If we don't demand true north, the ship will drift further and further west and we forget our mission. If we don't show appreciation, they'll fail to see the point and give up the journey entirely.