"Personally I don't like the idea of a company taking code I write, and then selling it without me getting a piece of the action."

The solution is simple, don't make it free! Otherwise you'll get into the situation I was in last month.

You see, Mrs. McGillicuddy told me I was free to pick apples out of her apple tree. This was very generous, I though prematurely. So I picked a quarter bushel of apples and made a bunch of pies. One of these pies I took to the church bake sale. The court date is next week.