Absolutely, if they're happy with their situation (or I guess, were happy with it), I'm in no place to say its wrong. But it does seem to place streinous demand

Absolutely, if they're happy with their situation (or I guess, were happy with it), I'm in no place to say its wrong. But it does seem to place streinous demands on the people working on it. Afterall, the story does end with him being forced to abandon his own baby, not entirely of his own choice. That doesn't sound like a normal side project to me, but I'm likely out of touch with big FOSS