I've visited
Stoper's Patreon. There are some things that anyone can read, the last blog post for example. Then I found this in the
You must be registered to see the links
. Can anyone confirm it's always been there? This changes a lot in my opinion. He practically says: JOHN is free, updates are slow, pay only if you are a rich benefactor and only at releases.

Has it always been free for all, or is it a recent change?
Well, that seems fair to me.
Do you want to give me money? Fine, but you have been warned.