Ubuntu is based on Debian. If Debian acted the same way to 'raise barriers of entry', Ubuntu would be much worse off for it. If you're a Linux company, you don

Ubuntu is based on Debian. If Debian acted the same way to 'raise barriers of entry', Ubuntu would be much worse off for it. If you're a Linux company, you don't have to restrict access to your code to make money, you can make money by offering something the community does not: support contracts. That's how Ubuntu makes its money now anyway (as far as I know), opening up access to the code will not affect that.