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One of the things that really got a hook in me was the idea that software would be used for tyranny, that the people in charge of the software would then be in charge of me. An old friend, 6, quipped that in the future you would need a license to own a compiler. Free software concepts were thus incredibly appealing. I remember when the US government flirted with regulating cryptography domestically. People on Usenet sold "This shirt is a munition" Ts with #RSA code printed. Clipper was a joke.
It was in this spirit that #Linux distributions took off and the struggle to keep doing this fun hobby in a way that paid for itself became commonplace. Working at #RedHat, who was making ends meet with CD sales, coffee mugs, and the occasional support contract kept those good times going. When #proprietary #unix, by way of SCO, started getting lawsuit crazy, we found the #GPL really did stand up in court. #Groklaw was born, and IP law became something we all learned thanks to PJ, Webbink, etc.