“We looked really really hard to find legitimate sources of income [from free downloads],” Don't? In all seriousness, should a source of income from hosting f

“We looked really really hard to find legitimate sources of income [from free downloads],” Don't? In all seriousness, should a source of income from hosting free downloads exist? The very nature of the consumer's expectations is why it is so hard to find a legitimate source of income. If you can't make it work without deception, then don't host free downloads. This is a problem with free software. It's free to make, free to use, but has a distribution cost.