The conversation exists because this guy in particular has talked and implemented various (in my opinion hostile) methods for commercialising open-source work.

The conversation exists because this guy in particular has talked and implemented various (in my opinion hostile) methods for commercialising open-source work. See his "experiment" (https://github.com/feross/funding https://github.com/feross/funding) and selling terminal ads during npm install (https://dev.to/adriansandu/npm-bans-terminal-ads-and-mozilla-ceo-will-step-down-at-the-end-of-the-year-front-end-news-16-46mm https://dev.to/adriansandu/npm-bans-terminal-ads-and-mozilla...)