[p1esk]

your choices are to pay up or shut down.

Another choice is to switch to a different model, perhaps open source this time.

[andyfilms1]

Package manager incidents (like leftpad) have shown that just because it's open source doesn't mean it can't do damage to your project.

[kay_o]

Another choice is to write code and learn. Especially if you are 16 and have all day.

[p1esk]

We are talking about running a business. In business world no one ever cared where code is coming from, the only concern is how much the code costs.