2010/10/6 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) <[email protected]>

> On Wednesday 06 Oct 2010, arjuna rao chavala wrote:
> > GFDLthough a free software compatible license, allows for
> > commercialization, as I understand from wiki page (
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL#Commercial_redistribution). If you
> > have to earn your bread from your work, there is nothing wrong in
> > using NC license, in my view
>
> The whole point of open source and software freedom is that you make
> your works available for free for any purpose, whether commercial or
> non-commercial.  Any non-commercial licence is antithetical to that
> view.
>
> There are ways of making your living from FOSS and open content without
> putting restrictions on the software/content itself.  If you're
> interested I can point you to some of those methods, which are easily
> available through a simple search.
>
I am quite aware of the Free software and  its business models. I just
wanted to highlight the commercial aspects of content distribution in
GFDL.  I am sympathetic to the idea that content/software could be
differentiated  in terms of commercial terms if  it is  produced as an
individual/solo effort.

Cheers
Arjun
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