Generally speaking, people dont like change. That's the essence here. It's not right or wrong to fear the unknown, it just 'is'.
The OSS version will always be just that, and if it starts to include ads and other functionality that people may not want, the license permits you to edit the source, recompile and bingo, problem gone. That said, I dont see that ever happening.
The acquisition will have been under discussion for a long time, and I've seen no slowdown in development of the product recently, so I dont see the whole suite being moved into closed source as a result of this deal.
This purchase shakes a lot of peoples 'comfort zones' and that's ok, but theres no reason to believe that is the end of the world. I too was shocked and a little worried when I read the news, but at the end of the day, the only outcome will be a better product so it should all be good. |