It was in this spirit that #Linux distributions took off and the struggle to keep doing this fun hobby in a way that paid for itself became commonplace. Working at #RedHat, who was making ends meet with CD sales, coffee mugs, and the occasional support contract kept those good times going. When #proprietary #unix, by way of SCO, started getting lawsuit crazy, we found the #GPL really did stand up in court. #Groklaw was born, and IP law became something we all learned thanks to PJ, Webbink, etc.