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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