That's being a bit equivocal. You're using the word freedom in very different way than Jefferson ever meant it. In Jefferson's world, the Mint founders are no

That's being a bit equivocal. You're using the word freedom in very different way than Jefferson ever meant it. In Jefferson's world, the Mint founders are no more or less free now than before selling to Intuit. Otherwise, I agree that it isn't for us to judge. The founders were certainly free to sell their company.