> I guess I’m just sad that all the tools conpanies are gone or shells of their former selves. And the tools they made are largely gone with them. The whole po

> I guess I’m just sad that all the tools conpanies are gone or shells of their former selves. And the tools they made are largely gone with them. The whole point of free software (well, one of the benefits anyway) is that it keeps being useful even after the original programmer stops making it or no one can make money from it anymore. (And just for fun, since you're mostly talking about money and money wasn't mentioned in the article: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html )