[pdonis]

What I would consider "free software" is beside the point. I'm not trying to propose a new definition of "free software" or argue for some particular way of labeling projects as "free software". I'm just pointing out that if a project author decides to provide anything more in relation to their project than their source code for free online, they are taking on a potential burden in time and effort, and if the burden becomes too much for them to provide for free, they will either need to start charging for it, or stop doing it. The SSLPing project has taken option number two.