I mean that problem does exist as a whole, but in this specific case this has nothing to do with some scrappy open source project not being able fund itself. A

I mean that problem does exist as a whole, but in this specific case this has nothing to do with some scrappy open source project not being able fund itself. Automattic is a 7.5 billion dollar company with ~800 million in rev lol. The "giving back" angle is just smokescreen for wanting to charge more rent IMO.