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I think they get hate because Canonical is a commercial entity.
I really don't like that sentiment though. Software development isn't for free just because you slap GPL on it. These devs need to be paid somehow if they are supposed to do more than 3h/week.
You can also see the same thing in the Linux kernel. Many Kernel devs are employed by Microsoft, Google, the NSA and many other commercial entities.
I love the idea of developers getting paid. Let's do more of that.
Total agreement.
And even if you look at it from an egotistical view point: If the devs are unpaid hobbyists, you get unpaid hobbyist quality.
bRo ItS fReE sOfTwArE
Free as in "The people who make it should be doing it for free and I still can bitch about them and be the entitled customer as if they were Microsoft"...
Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI