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> Edit: People are getting downvoted left and right. Why is this such a polarizing topic?

Likely because there's only so many times someone wants to reply with "Free as in free market, not as in free lunch."

And it's not that much of a polarising topic, but if Gerald Jay Sussman, professor at MIT, co-writer of SICP, board-member of the FSF, writes about "Free Software", and multiple people start off with complaints or comments about "paying", even if there have been multiple posts and corrections in the commentary already, it becomes very hard to retain good faith or discern any value in the post.