On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 19:29 +0200, Uwe Koloska wrote: > Am Montag, 15. Mai 2006 19:15 schrieb Lee Revell: > > > Ok, but I think GPL and purchase is a contradiction, isn't it? > > I have had better said: GPL and purchasing the source is a contradiction, > isn't it? > > > No, it's perfectly legal to sell GPL software. > > Yes, but not the sourcecode. You can charge for handling and don't have to > provide a direct download, but you are not allowed to purchase the code. And > if the code is public anyone can give it away for free. > > So, if they really have chosen to make the code available under the terms of > the GPL (and noone has forced them to do) they must follow the license and > can't make additional restrictions as you have stated. >
Actually, you can sell the sourcecode, but it doesn't make sense to because you also have to provide it for free. > Uwe >
