I hear that all too often. Personally, I think sense of entitlement has already done enough damage to IT security: there is this whole cottage industry of blackmailing services thriving on it, and despite it paying part of my rent, it only feels right and just to sabotage it.

I would have made the patch for myself anyway (it wouldn't have been the first), releasing it as open source was just the icing. I didn't do it for any particular reason other than the obvious: I want to be protected, and I can protect myself