I am not their customer. At most, I am their customers' customer. Why do I have any obligation toward StartSSL? If StartSSL is free to choose a business model, then others are free to make judgment based on that business model.
Should the customers of StartSSL pay the revocation fee? Yes. Should StartSSL be required to give free revocations? No. Are either of those at all relevant to whether or not I should trust StartSSL certificates, given that they are less likely to be revoked when they need to be revoked?
Should the customers of StartSSL pay the revocation fee? Yes. Should StartSSL be required to give free revocations? No. Are either of those at all relevant to whether or not I should trust StartSSL certificates, given that they are less likely to be revoked when they need to be revoked?