Maybe it's just the right thing to do. When VA Linux IPO'd they let everyone who had contributed in some way to their open source distribution into the family

Maybe it's just the right thing to do. When VA Linux IPO'd they let everyone who had contributed in some way to their open source distribution into the family and friends plan. I was one of them and managed to re-pay my mum for lending me the deposit on my mortgage. Note that I don't think you can classify it as a bad example just because LNUX was a spectacular failure after the IPO. The F&F situation had nothing to do with their failure. Sometimes it's just good to help the people who helped you build a business.