Folks,
To the best of my knowledge, the GPL allows one to distribute the software
freely, and to charge money for the distribution of the software.
"Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you
have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for
this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it
if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it
in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things."
"You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and
you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee."
As I'm interpreting it, however, what that also means is that someone
could buy the $99 copy, and put it up for everyone else to download :o)
Open Source has its good sides.
Of course I am not a lawyer, so correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks and best regards,
Vladislav
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Vladislav S. Davidzon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sr. Network Engineer, ThinkHost www.thinkhost.com
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"The most formidable weapons against errors of every kind
is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never
shall." -- Thomas Paine
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Daminato
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 5:28 PM
To: Brian K. West
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Authorize.net 2.2, 2.21 & 2.22 client are ready!
As William said before...
Have you read the GPL? It's included with the OpenSRS source code - the
filename is "LICENSE". I strongly suggest you give it a thorough
perusal...
Charles Daminato
TUCOWS Product Manager (ccTLDs)
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