Then where's the GPL in this thing ? Some of the people on this list have helped in
development, submitting patches and stuff. Are you now going to make money with
their code ?

Damion Parry wrote:

> Sorry to bring up an old thread (I've been on holiday), but I was
> wondering if people would want, be prepared to pay for a *NIX native
> client for freeVSD?
>
> Just curious,
> Damion.
>
> FreeVSD wrote:
> >
> > Idaya:
> >
> > I see that 1.4.10 is currently in CVS but not available for download from
> > the freevsd.org site?  What is the reason for this?
> >
> > On the surface, it seems to be attempts to have people purchase the CDROM
> > instead.  I realize that you guys are looking to be in business selling this
> > distribution, but if you do intend to be an open source company, it seems
> > you should do what all open source companies that use the GPL do:  "make it
> > available" just as the license says you should.
> >
> > Redhat just released 7.2.  It's available for download now.  You still
> > cannot buy the box set anywhere.  That's because it's easier to download
> > that to ship.
> >
> > I came to this project for 3 reasons:
> > 1. It provides a great solution that our company can use for commercial
> > purposes.
> > 2. It is open source GPL and freely available.
> > 3. If we really need it, we can hire Idaya for services and products.
> >
> > It seems that #2 is being manipulated slightly.  Of course I may be
> > completely off here. It's just an impression.
> >
> > I love the project and I will continue to support it.  But I thought that I
> > should voice my concerns on this.  As the member of another open source
> > project (http://www.phpshop.org), I know how troubling it is to see your
> > work being used for commercial purposes.  You think that so much work went
> > in and not much comes back.  But if it is going to be open source, then you
> > should go all the way.
> >
> > Thanks for such a wonderful project!
> >
> > Pablo
> >
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