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From: robert@humbug.org.au (Robert Brockway)
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Subject: Re: GPL
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 16:28:48 +1000
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John S. Dyson (dyson@freebsd.org) wrote:
: > Too bad for them, because plenty of money can be made by giving code
: > away and selling professional services to support it.
: >
: Works great for BSD also. In fact, lots of money is being made selling
: GPLed code also, in the guise of support. Of course, you need the
: support to get the code... :-). (That is counter to the intent of GPL,
??? The GPL says that your can't attempt to stop redistribution of
binaries or source under the license. So how can you say that you need
the support to get the code?
: and I would have some ethical problems with myself being in the
: position of "selling" GPLed software in the guise of support.) Given
Anyone can sell GPL'd s/w. But you can't attempt to stop redistribution.
So no ethical problem at all. And as far as i am concerned selling
support is perfectly valid (no, i don't do it for a living :-)
: the license terms, I follow them, whether I think that they are
: good for the industry or world or not.
Both licenses seem to have a place in the world, as far as i am concerned.
Why does this discussion flare up every few months?
Cheers,
-Robert
--Robert Brockway. email: robert@zen.humbug.org.au (preferred)
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