In the last episode, (On Tuesday 26 Sivan 5767 16:04:13), Thomas Bächler wrote: > Jeff Mickey schrieb: > > My understanding is that yes, under the GPL you are allowed to charge > > for distribution of free software. > > > > I personally would consider it fraud if you did not obviously show > > that you can acquire all of this for free on http://archlinux.org > > though. I really don't want someone being tricked into purchasing > > archlinux thinking they can't get it for free. I guess the key here > > is that as long as you clearly label it "ArchLinux", then it should be > > clear they can download it as well. > > It is not an issue of license costs. IIRC, you are not allowed to let > people pay for GPL software. You can sell the material and documentation > you wrote though, and charge customers for your personal work. > > Most Linux distributors do that. So if the costs are the cost of a DVD-R > and the shipping cost, plus a really small amount for the time you take > do do all that, it would be no problem.
You most certainly are allowed to charge for GPL software. However, whether or
not you provide binaries for a fee, you are NOT allowed to charge extra for
sources.
Jeff
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