I'm sorry but we do not want to give everything for free all the time.
:) it was just a joke. I want to say that I am not sure the message is good: "you can use Moose, it is open-source, but must pay for importing data". You are right, this is a commercial message, and maybe it is a bonus for Synectique...
It is not a bonus. It is important. Our goal is to make sure that our company gets a chance in face of the too many companies in the field.
Now, I have a researcher point of view and I think that using a tool that is open source is easier than contacting guys and maybe they answer or not. And if not ? I will use another tool.
did you send an email and did not get an answer? I guess not so there is no problem. I think that having a company around moose is the best that can happen to Moose even if it can make the system more complex. If we play smart everybody can benefit from it.
If synectique fails then it will be far easier but much sadder.
I only give my opinion on something that does not concern me directly.
:)