For 6 months? So it's just a fancy, "first one is free" trial?

Yep, looks like it. Plus they only count NPM downloads, because apparently no other language matters.

	▲	nDRDY 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Looks like the most-popular NPM packages are about to get even harder to maintain.
	▲	zmmmmm 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		leftpad developer finally receives due recognition!