The GPL and Kororaa

The Kororaa live CD distro has apparently been brought to a grinding halt. The story itself is a bit confusing, but what I find interesting is all the angst on display in the comments on the linked page. Gee, some folks find it bizarre that you might have to depend on the law to sustain the free software community - what would it do without the legal requirements of the free software licenses? And proprietary software vendors are so accomodating aren't they?