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Datastar's creators address community concerns about their v1 release and Pro offering. The core library remains MIT-licensed and free, while Pro bundles convenience plugins, developer tools, and CSS framework as optional paid additions. The team clarifies that all Pro functionality can be replicated using the free version and standard APIs, emphasizing they've set a support boundary rather than paywalling essential features. Pro is positioned as a one-time lifetime purchase supporting the nonprofit-stewarded project.

Greedy Developer?

I have been following Datastar for a while now and this “Greedy developer” thing is blow completely out of proportions.
The pro features is simply a convenient way to support project.
I have spent 200 hours + making a real website used by people in Datastar and I never felt I needed Datastar Pro.