My understanding is that it's nigh-impossible to run a website without having a dependency on furry-maintained infra (even just basic stuff like BGP)

> open source project

So, one can put in the minimal effort of removing one div.

> being associated

There's no requirement of association of any kind. See above and below.

> request

Cool. Pay for your own branding. Request fulfilled. No? Then it's a demand, not a request.