Well, may be they have yet to learn what's "public domain".
You're talking about the Perrier set here. They don't understand things unless it is in the form of money and liability. They don't want to be help responsible if a piece of software is used in a manner inconsistent with the licensing agreement. That is why most commercial software is easy on them. You pay for it then you use it. As long as you don't make illegal copies and use them, you are in the clear. The GPL is too new to them, so they don't understand the many nuances of the license. Give them time and they will come around.
Exposure to patent violations ?
Large-scale licensing agreements ?
What happened to free, as in beer ?
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