Sale of "free" stuff on eBay

As I see it, the gist of the arguments for and against the CDR distribution of free software in this context is: * Distributor is making money distributing, authors are not. Largely agreed is that we're not talking lots of money. * Authors are not getting credit. Largely unspoken is that free software authors "get paid" from THANKS! from users; distributor is to some degree (significant or in-) from this without contributing directly. * There is an indirect benefit to authors, in that their works are diseminated largely as intended, the above notwithstanding. The problems are largely a matter of DEGREE { If the distributor was making "substantial" money we'd be more upset; if distrib. claimed authorship we'd sue; we're HAPPY free software is diseminated; if the distrib would list (thank) contributing authors we'd be HAPPIER. }; In other words, this has all the attributes of a never-ending thread. Think: 10-year-rule, pantone, ...