[pushcx]

> The idea is that users were relying on a functionality to be maintained (the "rug"), and the Datastar developers decided to continue maintaining it behind a paywall (the "pull").

Why were the users so entitled to free ongoing maintenance that its end is worth describing using a term from financial fraud?

[sudodevnull]

to be clear, the pro plugin versions ARE NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS. they are not just old code now behind a paywall.