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 Doesn't matter. Lawyers' services are a completely different product and it has no bearing whatsoever on a choice to use start9's product. You've created an incentive for yourself to reduce the quality of your guides, which I'll say are top notch, but I have to doubt they will be going forward. And you could have chosen nostr for support, or anything. There are options. 

Just be sure the latest version of startos is freely available before you go out of business. No need to waste your efforts. 
 Spoken like a true commie 

Do you also yell at miners for not including your txns on the next block for free?

V4V is the right thing to do. 
 Ironic. You know next to nothing about me, but assume something about my worldview. In my experience, communists make the grandest assumptions. Don't bother replying - you're blocked. 
 This is a completely different product from StartOS.

StartOS is free software.

Hardware costs money. Humans cost money.

We've been doing support for free for 5 years and are only now making the swtich to paywall because scammers are getting out of control. The ONLY way to prevent scammers is to control the server and charge for access. There is NO other way. 
 Okay that does make sense. I also want to say,
I've never needed to ask you guys for help because your online guides are so good. Please don't axe the guides... 
 Guides will ALWAYS be awesome and free. In fact, all new and improved docs are being released alongside v0.3.6 
 You guys are awesome. People don't have the *right* to another person's labor. You pay people to help, the recipient of that help should rightfully pay. Thank you for the software. 
-A DIY Start9 user 
 Thank you. And TBH the $100 doesn't move the needle much, since we are doing it for free for anyone who has purchased or will purchase a server. It's mostly to keep the scammers out. Pay to play is the only way.