I think for anyone interested there'll be lots of docker containers and forks that keep up to date with upstream and simplify getting the binaries.

I feel kind of bad for the authors here, the rollout of this hasn't been perfect. Right now they're suffering the wrath of folks angry at what they perceive as a bait and switch. (Although I think that's a little harsh also, given that you can compile your own for free)

It seems like they would probably have been better selling it as a commerical venture from the get-go as a niche premium version of nginx.

Of course, then it's harder to gain ground that way.