> Why would anyone want to contribute solutions that others can profit off of for free? For me: * I profited off free software that could have been sold as we

> Why would anyone want to contribute solutions that others can profit off of for free? For me: * I profited off free software that could have been sold as well but was not (25 years BSDs and Linux). * I rather see my code in use because it means it solves a real problem and it does so in a good way. If I wanted to invest time into turning this software into money, I could. If I don't, why shouldn't somebody else be able to invest his/her time to turn that into money for him/her?