Everything makes sense if you take a moment to understand the business structure of these projects. Microsoft is a publicly traded, for-profit company. Canoni

Everything makes sense if you take a moment to understand the business structure of these projects. Microsoft is a publicly traded, for-profit company. Canonical Ltd (Ubuntu) is a privately held, for-profit company. The Linux Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization. Software in the Public Interest (Debian) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. See the pattern?