I think the logic is the following:

* Datastar was re-written from the ground up, numerous times.

* They didn't want to update and maintain the plugins that they viewed as unnecessary/anti-patterns

* People wanted them still, so they said "fine, pay us to port it". Or, do it yourself - the MIT code is sitting right there and the changes are not all that significant. You'd also learn more about D* while at it. I linked in the parent comment to the MIT code - would not be difficult for anyone to do.

I suspect that in the long-run (probably not too far from now), they'll just make those plugins MIT again as the real value of Pro is the inspector, and soon their WIP web component framework (Rocket) and css framework (stellar) - all of which have always been being a commercial license.

p.s. there's no techcorp here. Its literally 3 guys with day jobs donating their time to a 501c3-registered non-profit. Funds go to things like going to conferences, or holding their own.

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imiric 3 days ago | parent [-]

> the real value of Pro is the inspector

Ah, yes, a debugging tool. Only professionals need those.

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nchmy 3 days ago | parent [-]

I can't tell what sort of sarcasm this is - whether youre saying that the inspector should be available to all, or that no one actually needs it.

Whatever the case, you dont truly need it, but it is helpful. You buy it for convenience as well as to support the project.

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epolanski 3 days ago | parent [-]

You just sound like a marketer or a cultist, and I'm not sure which one is worse.

	▲	nchmy 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Its worse than that - I'm a cult marketer/evangelist!