Just because someone puts something for free on WordPress.org doesn't mean they are "entitled" to anything either. On rare occasions, the trust which is obviously presumed by being on WordPress.org, is violated. In those cases, I believe it is the responsibility of the Plugin Review Team to side with users.

It is never okay to have a product in the wild that is advertised as one thing and then to switch it for another without first letting users know it is going to change. That is something that the Review Team should, but doesn't seem to, recognize.

Sure, developers can do anything they want. Even violate the rules established by those who control access to the Repository.

The problem is, it seems, if there weren't rules outside WordPress.org that require removal of dangerous plugins, I get the feeling (based on responses I have seen over the years) the Plugin Review Team wouldn't do anything about it.

The Plugin Review Team is made up of people with more knowledge in coding than many others who use the plugins. It is obvious that would be a requirement. The message that comes out of that team seems to be more slanted in favor of other developers rather than users who face the aftermath of what some developers decide to do to users for the developer's own profit.

The Plugin Review Team seems to think (based on my experience) that developers are entitled. And that unless there is a flagrant violation of some moral code, all's pretty much fair.

Arrogance & callousness toward those who aren't in the elevated position of being a developer, comes to mind when I think of the Plugin Review Team.

As a user, I am ENTITLED to my opinion.