I disagree that it is irresponsible - only because it is much easier to point out the pile than to point out a shovel. The old generation can say "we built a pile of shit" and ask the next generation to do a much better job - I find that totally reasonable. And I suspect that the next generation will do so. I'm pretty sure that in a lab or basement somewhere there is a growing seed.

I think that if Motif and Motif Tools had not had such restrictive licenses, then we never would have ended up with this pile. We would have started from a much better place, and been further along by now.

I do agree with your other points.