This surely is the question. Why not Angie?
From statement: "Instead, I’m starting an alternative project, which is going to be run by developers, and not corporate entities"
I guess this consultancy-on-a-paid-version model doesn't bother me (and clearly didn't bother the developer of freenginx while they were paying him).
But a double fork can't be good.
How long until F5 submits requests for domain ownership of freenginx.org, and how quickly does Angie get takedown requests for their features that look remarkably similar to Nginx Plus features (e.g., the console)?
Its illegal for products in the same space to have similar features?
Clearly it did, so much so that he gave up all that pay.