Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 18:09:23 -0800 From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL nonsense: time to stop Message-ID: <3C2D25D3.7D3B8E94@nobaloney.net> References: <b2itb2y1nh.tb2@localhost.localdomain> <4.3.2.7.2.20011220065451.02653af0@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote: > Try "commercial." GPLed software cannot be commercial, because it > cannot be the object of commerce. Yes, you can sell a disc with > the software ON it for money, but you cannot license the software > ITSELF for money. I'm sorry to answer this so late; I was offline for about a week and then had to catch up on "real" work <wry grin>. I'm not sure I agree with you, Brett, and I'd like you to explain or to point me in the right direction; it appears to me that you can distribute GPL software any way you want, including commercially, as long as you also make the source code available at no charge. Am I missing something? The reason for my curiosity is Red Hat's pricing plan for some of their new products, in the thousands-of-dollars range. I'm wondering if these disks can be copied and sold by others as so much other Red Hat output has. At the moment it's just an idle curiosity, but I'm always open to making money <smile>. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> Linux and Cobalt/Sun/RaQ Consulting nobaloney.net P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA 92517 voice: (909) 778-9980 * fax: (702) 548-9484 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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