I agree with your points, Jan. My reasoning, however, is that they have a paid version that (supposedly) has the features I would be adding for free. I don’t think this is ethically the right thing to do. They deserve the opportunity to be paid for the work they have done on the “pro” version of the software.
Not that it matters much, but I looked through the rules and didn’t see it specifically mentioned that I couldn’t ask to speak with someone outside of the forums. So, I gave it a shot in a manner trying not to give out too much information. I was not upset that my request was banned, I understood the reason. I would like the ability to discuss things in a more private manner than the forums provide, but understand the reasoning for rules being the way they are and will not make that attempt again.
I appreciate the kind comments Jan and the work you do as a Moderator.