Blair Campbell wrote:
BC> May be distributed freely, but not sold as a programmer's tool.
BC> Hmm. Seems to be compatible with the GPL
No, this is _not_ compatible to GPL (GPL doesn't restricts usage,
including solding).
But isn't it against the GPL to sell source code or binary unless it
is a distribution fee? I think that this is what the author meant.
Nope. From the FSF GPL FAQ
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html
Does the GPL allow me to sell copies of the program for money?
Yes, the GPL allows everyone to do this. The right to sell copies
is part of the definition of free software. Except in one special
situation, there is no limit on what price you can charge. (The one
exception is the required written offer to provide source code that must
accompany binary-only release.)
If you release (or sell) only the binaries, you must offer to make
available the source code, and you can't charge anything you want
for that: (from the GPL):
b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your
cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete
machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be
distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium
customarily used for software interchange; or,
Thus, this license is explicitely NOT compatible with the GPL.
Mark Bailey
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