Hi, I had seen and used GCompris on Ubuntu and suggested it to a friend for his school going child. The only problem was that he uses Windows (and has no recent plans for shfting to GNU/Linux). So I asked him to download and install GCompris for Windows. But to a greatest shock (as I was not earlier aware of it), GCompris after loading on Windows asks for a Code (that sounded like a license key) wit a note "The Windows versions have a limited number of activities, about 60 on the 120 available and to get all 120 activities the user has to PAY". This edition (restricted) also is distributed under GPL.
Now as per my Knowledge GPL distributed software are FREE to use and Distribute (only services such as distribution, etc. are chargeable). How come GCompris is distributed as a proprietary software as a DEMO version and Pay for Full edition under GPL? They have specified this even on their site: http://gcompris.net/Buying-the-Windows-version How can users get converted to GNU-Linux just by making software PAID for Windows? And inspite of that call it FREE? Regards -- Pravin Balaji Dhayfule
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