Why the anger? It may not be a ton of money, but this is a lot more than what the utterly vast majority of companies do for the open source ecosystem they profit from.
The Curl author made the choice to give away his project for free, no one owes him money. So it is nice to see a company giving back, because they did not have to.
The Curl author made the choice to give away his project for free, no one owes him money. So it is nice to see a company giving back, because they did not have to.