On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 09:53, Jamin W.Collins wrote: > On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:14:00 +0930 Tom Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Instead of saying, 'You can't pass this > > software on. You must buy it from the source,' it says, 'You can't > > buy this software from the source. If you pass it on, you must make > > sure that the next person has the same rights you do.' The GPL is not > > a fundamentally different type of document from other licenses. > > I don't recall anything in the GPL that indicates "You can't buy this > software from the source". Perhaps you should read up on the GPL at the > following link: > http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html > > in particular: > http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney
http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/selling.html#ConfusingTerm Even though the FSF encourages one to engage in the free market, you don't really sell software-libre. "...we suggest it is better to avoid using the term ``selling software'' and choose some other wording instead. For example, you could say ``distributing free software for a fee''--that is unambiguous." -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "they love our milk and honey, but preach about another | | way of living" | | Merle Haggard, "The Fighting Side Of Me" | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
