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It seems like I and many others have develop a bad habit of giving software away for free. Whereas in the real world we charge for anything of value. I met a carpenter today. You could not imagine giving away hand crafted furniture for free. It's his trade. So why is it in software we give so much away for free? Like open source and even hosted services?

I have written a lot of open source but feel like now I need to really use my skill to sell something, to sell the things I build. Does anyone get that feeling?