> I read the "everyone is mad there's no money in writing free/os software" as meaning that people are upset that you can't really sell GPL'd software to other

> I read the "everyone is mad there's no money in writing free/os software" as meaning that people are upset that you can't really sell GPL'd software to other parties. Perhaps I'm being too literal/granular, but my point is that there definitely is money in writing open source software. There isn't (often) money in selling it once it's been written, no, but I find that to be a more ethical arrangement for everyone involved, so I think of it as a good thing. In my opinion it is better for people to be paid to do work, than for having done work.