As a wise man once said:
"play stupid games, win stupid prizes."
... Or in this game win no prizes at all.
It's very unfortunate that you will be left out but you made your bed and now you have to lay in it.
I loved your service and would love for you to join us. There will be a dev fund and I'm sure you will be able to take advantage of it.
I'm sure you will have community support like you had here.
People sometimes make stupid mistakes and have to deal with consequences unfortunately.