Open Source Voices is a great podcast. I've listened to Lukes, Maddog Halls' and Chris's interviews. Still getting around to listening to more.
I listened to this whole podcast yesterday. 1:10:00-1:20:00 worth a listen (even before that) (it mentions EOMA68): https://www.opensourcevoices.org/13 4/6/2021 I think it might help explain why some are wondering- some view Crowdfunding as a donation for R&D, not as a purchase. I'm not here to side with a view, but I just wanted to help witth this info in case some were trying to figure out if anyone feels entitled to a product- whether it is binding or not. etc is not something I'm privy to, but seems explained in previous messages. When someone makes a public statement on a podcast, It's not unreasonable to believe that they are stating what they actually believe, and may act that way.
Happy Thanksgiving!
-G