[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This author is trying to interpret the GPL to his users, and is > getting it a bit wrong.
What is wrong? It is not complete (nothing but the full text would be) but none of the claims seem to me to be false. > > This licence basically ALLOWS you to: > > - use ntop for both educational and commercial purposes GPL does allow that. > > - study, modify, redistribute ntop's source code. GPL does allow that. > > - build new applications based on ntop. GPL does allow that (as long as the new apps are themselves GPLed). > > What you CANNOT do with ntop is: > > - charge a fee for using ntop except for the physical act of > > transferring a copy. GPL does disallow charging fees for _using_ a GPL'ed program -- | 6. ... You may not impose any further restrictions on the | recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. ... -- and GPL does allow charging fees for the physical act of transfering a copy. -- Henning Makholm
