I'm not really trying to rant but it's not the authors of GPL code who are making money, you missed the point. look up SNesoid/Gensoid. Yes in fairness they were eventually removed from android market but there are a thousand other market stores and the scam had already made a boat load of cash.
So take the scenario of this: Open source GPL developer sues the author of scam software this is assuming he/she even has the money to do so. All the thief need do is release the source code after already making the money. With a license that specifically limits redistribution the REAL author of the code would at least have a little more legal protection. I've stood in court as an expert witness (not GPL related) most judges do not understand anything technical so it's not about who is right but who has the better lawyer, arguing specifics of the GPL in court is futile when all the judge hears is gibberish. The GPL is convoluted enough for most developers as it is. I believe legally you can make money from GPL, Redhat has made a business from it. As long as the GPL license is met and you show that you've added value to the original project(s) you can charge for the "value added" parts whether it be the media or delivery method. To be honest the whole android/ios let's make a quick dollar from open source code is getting old. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
