J de Boyne Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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.
My assumption was that when Chris said "charge a fee for a commerical product" he meant a CLOSED SOURCE product, or at least one that wasn't itself GPL. Anthony -- Anthony Williams Just Software Solutions Ltd - http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk Registered in England, Company Number 5478976. Registered Office: 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
