I sell a commercial product too ... but I wouldn't break a promise like this.
The deal was simple: RedGate acquires product IT DID NOT WRITE in return for a promise of a free version forever. Period.
I hope Lutz has the right to take it back if RedGate violates that covenant.
The ******** about the expiration data is UNBELIEVABLE. Let's say they want to break the deal and start charging. The LEAST they could do is set the expiration date on the last free version to "forever". Hiding behind Lutz's practice - which was reasonable for a solo operation - is affront to our intelligence. They have the source code; a perpetually free version cannot be a difficult "fix".
Shame, shame, shame!
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