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Ah, I see. It doesn't particularly bother me, but I can appreciate why it might bother somebody else with different values.
Thanks!
It goes well beyond bother.
In my opinion, the biggest issue is that software with a GPL licence is not permitted to be distributed without making the source code available, which Red Hat restricted to only paying customers, and in doing so added a licence restriction which is not permitted by the GPL.
They are now profiting off the work of every developer who ever contributed to the software they're selling and none of those people are getting paid.
I see that, now that you explain it that way. That does seem ethically questionable.
I'll have to take some time to learn more about the details, so I can make my own informed decision.