Unfortunately, if you want to monetize something that is open source, you have to start with monetization in mind and open source just enough to hook people the

Unfortunately, if you want to monetize something that is open source, you have to start with monetization in mind and open source just enough to hook people then get them on service contracts. When you do it the other way (start open source, transition to closed source) it seems like everyone thinks they are entitled to get your work for free and they send you hate mail.