I'm not sure what you mean, are you saying one can't make money using GPL software? Are you saying programmers can't charge for their labor? What message are yo

I'm not sure what you mean, are you saying one can't make money using GPL software? Are you saying programmers can't charge for their labor? What message are you referring to? I see many successful businesses, for example IBM, making money hand over fist using Linux. Linux of course is "free software".