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by jaimehrubiks 1394 days ago
Lol, is that even legal?
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Yeah, unfortunately.

Repackaging and selling free stuff is a business model that is hundreds of years old.

Occasionally, it's worth it, as the repackaging may come with some help understanding the material, or help in organizing it.

I had the same reaction when I saw this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sgfgross

Well, water is free, and yet it's sold in bottles.

And I can sell you any GPL program I got for free, if you're willing to buy it...