>if you were standing on the floor in that spot and happened to be impacted by the licensing change then you now found yourself hurtling to the ground, time wasted.
I agree with this analysis, but I think the conclusion to draw from it is not that this is an unfair outcome for the poor person standing in that part of the floor, but rather that this is an unfortunate outcome that that person should have considered likely to happen from the outset, and prepared for. (I'm assuming here that no promises to remain FOSS forever were actually made.)
Making a good thing available to people ought not to shift onus onto the good-thing provider to continue providing it forever.
I agree with this analysis, but I think the conclusion to draw from it is not that this is an unfair outcome for the poor person standing in that part of the floor, but rather that this is an unfortunate outcome that that person should have considered likely to happen from the outset, and prepared for. (I'm assuming here that no promises to remain FOSS forever were actually made.)
Making a good thing available to people ought not to shift onus onto the good-thing provider to continue providing it forever.