Re: "Across the free software world we have a problem in getting people to pay for things"
Really. Many years a go I went into a school as a (relatively highly paid) local authority funded specialist teacher, to work with a kid who had serious literacy difficulties.
There was a horrible smell in the school's open plan teaching area.
I was met by the headteacher who said "Ah Terry, do you think you could sort out that smell for us".
And yes, since I had a kid in that school entitled to my specialist help, and since I was funded by the rate payers (at a promoted teacher grade) to provide that help I said "It's not my job". .
I also said "You have a schoolkeeper for that."
The head told me that the SK was too busy!