Right, and that's expected of the model that the author originally bought into. The problem isn't with the users, the problem is with the author's false expectations of the model.
Thats ironic considering how much modern world is built on open source. The Linux kernel could start sending telemetry to Microsoft in exchange for say a billion a year. And also do it unannounced, tomorrow. Let alone the other millions of free-as-in-for-now projects. Interesting times!