JTK wrote:
> Please explain how you're not able to make money from GPLed software.
You cannot sell the software itself. You can sell software that runs with/on
GPLed software, but the software itself must be 100% cost free and restriction
free. That's the nature of the GPL.
> Red Hat somehow has stayed in business for quite a while, though you
> claim they don't turn a profit.
Amazon has been in business a while too and they haven't made a dime. Profit and
staying in business are 2 different things. Just ask the USPS.
> > Unlike RMS, I
> > don't see selling software as a sin.
> As long as it isn't Microsoft doing the selling, right?
No, that's fine too. I like their OS's, just not some of their choices with some
aspects of said OS's.
> Sucker people to do it for you for free, then don't give them the same
> rights to the software that you have. Hypothetically, of course.
Actually, the MPL does grant those right. See: Komodo.
> Cabinets have what is known in the world of economics as "variable
> cost". Wood costs money. Building each and every cabinet requires
> labor, which costs money. Software doesn't have this cost. Ergo, your
> comparison is faulty.
Are you saying that knowledge (which can be gained by learning, which can cost
money) is without monetary value? I think teachers would disagree. Are you also
saying that TIME is without monetary value? I think every single person who
charges by the hour (myself included) would also disagree. And unlike wood, you
can't go to the store and buy more time.
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