It seems that the answer to this question is quite simply that github want to make money selling the product which seems reasonable. Why is there so much outrage, if you only use open source (in the free software definition) software then simply don't use atom?
Totally agree. If you want an open source editor, just don't use atom. It's not that difficult of a decision to make. I hate it when developers feel "entitled" to open source software. No, not everything is open source. There are some pieces of software that you will have to buy.
I use open source software every single day of my life, but I also pay for software. I pay for Sublime Text, it's worth it. If Atom is better than Sublime, sure I'll buy it.
In my opinion paying for something is about supporting the devs so they can continue making great products and feed their families.
It's fine for a company to make a profit, that's why they are a company after all. In a utopian society everything would be free, but we don't live there.
