You may think it's a question of money (you mentioned it is for free). It's not. There are many projects out, totally for free, but reliable. When I do something it must be reliable, or it's worth criticizing.
Firstly if sources goes down, no-one dies so it's not a big deal. Secondly, given the choice between "a bit unreliable but very cool" and "very reliable but totally shit", I know which I will take. D