I think if someone invests the time to learn and use (depend on) an OSS, they feel like they paid for it. Not only that, but they chose it over a competitor, th

I think if someone invests the time to learn and use (depend on) an OSS, they feel like they paid for it. Not only that, but they chose it over a competitor, thereby propping up the OSS author. Therefore, irrational or not, they feel entitled.