I don't understand why a post like this is necessary -- it is hostile in tone even if the reader has no intention of asking for the author to open source their

I don't understand why a post like this is necessary -- it is hostile in tone even if the reader has no intention of asking for the author to open source their products. It certainly won't be read by those asking to open source the apps unless the author sends them the link, for at which point they may as well have kept the exchange private in email.