Karl Berry Olaf Bachmann and many others. Why Many Other Programmers Want to Help I have found many other programmers who are excited about GNU and want to help.
Many programmers are unhappy about the commercialization of system software.
It may enable them to make more money, but it requires them to feel in conflict with other programmers in general rather than feel as comrades. The purchaser of software must choose between friendship and obeying the law. Naturally, many decide that friendship is more important. But those who believe in law often do not feel at ease with either choice. They become cynical and think that programming is just a way of making money.