@williamatics Immoral? From Blender’s POV, definitely. From AutoDesk’s? Not so much.
And I arrive at this opinion because morality is not an absolute. Consider: killing is immoral, but what about mercy killing? Is killing a war criminal the same as killing a kitten? Or a fly? Or some vicious creature that’s about to eat your child?
Monopolies are great for the person/people who have the monopolies, but horrible for everyone else. It’s not right that Blender stands alone against AutoDesk, but at least someone is. There should be a dozen alternatives to Maya/Max/etc., not just one. And at least one of those should have a Y-up orientation to its workspace 🙂
As to your first question, I’m not sure which rumors you’re referring to. Gotta link?