On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-12-29 at 22:33 +0530, Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > > Free Software aka Freedom Software or Example software licensed under > > GPLv3 > > or similar license never stop you to sell a software. For example If > > you > > purchase a custom GPLv3 software from me, I will charge you heavily. > > remind me never to purchase from you ;-) Jokes aside, what you are > trying to say is this: I write software for someone who pays me for it. > Although I write it, since the developement is paid for by my client, he > has the copyright over it. He can decide to release it under any > license, or to keep it proprietary. I do not have any rights over the > software. This is one way to make money (that is how I make a living - > although I do not charge Narendra) > > It means, you are not getting money from selling FOSS. You are getting money from selling your software to some customer who completely own your software. I too do sometimes but what is the difference between a developer sitting in a proprietary firm who produce non-free software and you. Both are getting paid for writing code which other own. In your case, the customer, in other case, the company. > The second scenario is that I write the software on my own time. I own > the copyright. I can sell it to the client for a fee. But here is the > catch: If I have licensed it under the GPL, the moment I sell it to the > client, I have distributed it - and hence am obliged to give a copy of > the source code to anyone who asks. So only the client pays for it, the > rest of the world gets it free. This is impossible - the client will > demand his money back - why should he pay while his competitors are all > getting it free? - this business model will not work. > > -- > regards > KG > http://lawgon.livejournal.com > Coimbatore LUG rox > http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/ > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
