As for open source - it is a developer prerogative.. as much as yours to use the app or not .. but it is NOT a crime - just another type of licence.. 

In fact pushing the "open source" down everyone's throat is  hate ..  

 Does fountain let you use external NIP-46 signing devices for logging in? Because I'm not giving my nsec to a piece of closed source software. 

 valid concern  .. I am pretty sure they would add absolute anonmity ( in the spirit of #nostr)  in upcoming versions  .. 

Meanwhile you may use #fountain with a new nsec minted purely for #fountain   .. only  if you wish to ...   though I highly recommend because I want to support anyone to take the first step towards #nostr .. #goodKarma :-)  

  Even in the current version , it is 100x better than using Spotify  ..IMO ..  

 I don't hate fees, I hate middlemen acting as banks.  The issue with banks is fractional reserves that create new money out of thin air.  This warps the economy and creates boom bust cycles as outlined as Fredrick Hayek.

Instead, users should directly interact with Miners and the protocols. 

 There are NO free beers :-)  

 I'm not a socialist, I'm a libertarian.

I don't care if the devs charge a fee to use it, I hate middlemen acting as banks.  The issue with banks is fractional reserves create new money out of thin air.  This warps the economy and creates boom bust cycles as outlined as Fredrick Hayek.

Instead, users should directly interact with Miners and the protocols.