Look, it's really nice that you maintained WooCommerce for so many years.
I know you might be tempted to move on to do something else, but I really need my shop to keep working.
So, here is the deal: I am going to send you a 'donation' of 500 USD now, and then a monthly recurring 'gift.'
Contractually? You have no obligation to work, and I have no obligation to pay.
But if you stop working on WooCommerce, I will obviously have to stop the donations.
Sounds cool?
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The output of that is rather positive here though, but it would be naive to not see the self-interest.
Every action is self-interested if you squint enough