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Marin David Condic wrote:
> They voluntarily gave up rights to something that had potential value.
 > When the actual value was realized they were out in the cold

That code that they "gave up rights to" is now in collections
distributed by companies who have "given up rights" as well.
You can go to RedHat, or SuSe, or the other GNU/Linux companies,
and download their software for free. If you get their CDs, you
can make as many copies as you want, and redistribute them if
you like. So anyone can be RedHat, can't they? Why doesn't any
developer who feels misused create his own distribution, and
begin collecting the profits?