Ok, if Obsidian is noticing that the free dev getting not enough they maybe would consider to this step by themselves. But for example there is the PlugIn “persistent graph view”, which seams not being supported anymore, but is a cool PlugIn. Ontop it is difficult to get obsidian integrate a new function. Maybe the dev is lost, then a other dev can’t take the git (I think so), and obsidian probably also can’t take it by itself. All people just have rewrite, because a dev didn’t would like to continue. That is meaning: wasted potential/energy.
A solution could be that every dev is giving the rights to obsidian and getting a monthly revenue. If they don’t support there PlugIn anymore, Obsidian can binding it into Obsidian or letting it lying around, or giving it to a new dev, if someone is asking. So obsidian is the person to speak with and the content is getting a bit more centralized.
The prices the people pay for obsidian itself are already voluntary so they can stay, obsidian just would raise the voluntary prices a little bit. To buy the dev for there supporting time or after for getting the license.
A thought wich I currently have is, that they on this way maybe would get a lot useless licenses. But because they don’t pay for every license, and just doing it for those which getting actively used, it maybe would ok.
And also obsidian just could use the extra money, to directly increase there team and buying useful often used plugIns. So it is not really clear for me which is the better way. But finding it interesting to think about it.