Maybe it wasn't that surprising. But look!:

These will be released on 1 October 2015.
"WHAT?!? Thats in 1 year!" you say.
Indeed. But it doesn't have to be...
I have decided to make this hobby commercial (NOT PROPRIETARY THOUGH!!) using the OpenAV Productions release system with a few variations. First that you can donate any amount. One person could donate the whole amount and they'll release tomorrow or everyone could donate $.50 and buy it back 6 hours at a time (I'd much prefer everyone pitch in). For every $2 USD donated I'll move the release date back 1 day, pro-rated to the nearest penny (which is about 7 minutes, but they can add up). The second variation is that I'll accept work/bartering as payment. If you make something valuable to the community I will trade your release for some time. We'll discuss it. Please don't abuse me and make me regret making this option available. I'm especially interested in seeing more quality youtube demos and tutorials.
This is a sensitive subject I feel, but I have several reasons for doing this. I have described my choice on the project website donate page and you can go there to read about it. Check out the plugins on my page: http://infamousplugins.sourceforge.net
The DSP hasn't really changed and you can try and continue using the plugins without GUIs as freely as you please. For the sweet eye candy, you can donate or wait.