CT> Can I download Hoard, make some changes, post the source CT> code free of charge, ...
AW> Yes, because it's licensed under the GPL. CT> ... and charge a fee for a commercial product that uses a CT> function offered by the compiled binary of the modified CT> source code? AW> Not under the GPL license. Incorrect. Come now! This is a GPL Frequently Given Answer. The correct answer, which you will find at <URL:http://fsf.org./licensing/ licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney>, as well as on Hoard's own web site at <URL:http://prisms.cs.umass.edu./emery/index.php? page=frequently-asked-questions-2>, is that one can sell a product that incorporates free software, such as Hoard, as long as that product is itself free software. In other words, the product incorporating the code must, overall, provide users with the same four freedoms from the Free Software Definition that the incorporated code does. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
