On 23 May 2013 02:43, Vernon Adams <v...@newtypography.co.uk> wrote: > Not sure i understand 100% what you are saying :) > specifically - "Free software can be charged for; otherwise it is not free > as in > freedom" > is there a 'not' missing?
No :) Free software can be sold. Freedom to redistribute for a fee is one of the FSF core 4 freedoms. However, free software is not distributed for a fee 99.99% of the time, and that's because after selling a copy, the buyer can put it on the net and redistribute it without a fee if they wish to, so the original distributor usually just cuts to the chase and becomes the canonical source for the work.
