[mellosouls]

It made available licenses for various nonfree programs, but I objected to them on grounds of principle.

I hope he also objected to taking payment for his own services on grounds of principle, lest people think of him as rather sanctimonious.

[ranaexmachina]

Not getting payed is not the point of free software.

[neilv]

That criticism sounded a bit harsh and hasty. Sussman has done a lot of good, and one instance you might've heard of the ground breaking of giving away a top textbook, SICP, on the early Web.