> We didn’t intend to SPAM you or send unsolicited emails, we just wanted to ask for feedback
You _did_ want to send unsolicited emails, that's exactly what you did. You saying you didn't want to send spam, and hiding what you did intend to do behind "we didn't intend to spam you" is burying the lede.
> Being an open-source/boostrapped service,
Being bootstrapped is not an excuse for sending unsolicited marketing emails. Hiding behind being "open source" when you're actually a commercial offering with an open source repo is _again_ trying to hide what you did.
> But now it's clear that that was a wrong decision
It's only clear after someone called you out on HN and flagged your repository as abusing the terms of service?
> We didn’t intend to SPAM you or send unsolicited emails, we just wanted to ask for feedback
You _did_ want to send unsolicited emails, that's exactly what you did. You saying you didn't want to send spam, and hiding what you did intend to do behind "we didn't intend to spam you" is burying the lede.
> Being an open-source/boostrapped service,
Being bootstrapped is not an excuse for sending unsolicited marketing emails. Hiding behind being "open source" when you're actually a commercial offering with an open source repo is _again_ trying to hide what you did.
> But now it's clear that that was a wrong decision
It's only clear after someone called you out on HN and flagged your repository as abusing the terms of service?