As the saying goes, GNU software is like "free speech", not "free beer". AFAIK there is no prohibition for charging to distribute GNU software, or to support it.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html John de KJ7B On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Ray, K9DUR <[email protected]> wrote: > Richard, > > As Gerald has stated recently, Flex can never charge for PowerSDR under the > terms of the GNU license. > > 73, Ray, K9DUR > http://k9dur.info > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Clafton > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 7:28 PM > To: ''edge distro list Flex'' > Subject: [FlexEdge] Funding PowerSDR continued development... > > I appreciate that software development costs money... > > So just throwing a question out there. If a subscription model was > applied > to PowerSDR after 2.4 > or 2.5 is released would that not go some way to funding the on-going > development of the software? > Great software is something that I for one would be more than willing to > pay for, and do with > other software packages I use on a regular basis. > > Perhaps branch it off from open source to be a commercial version that > those > who wish to pay for a > yearly update subscription - similar to SmartSDR? > > -- > Richard A Clafton | the brITish guy | W5\G7EIX RIROC - Hosting - > Development - Technology http://www.riroc.com | [email protected] "Jack > of > all trades, master of none, though often better than the master of one." > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. > > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
