>From GPLv3, section 4, concerning verbatim copies: "You may charge any price or no price for each copy that you convey, and you may offer support or warranty protection for a fee."[1]
[1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html#section4 On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:31 AM, cklsynt <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just thought I should bring this to your attention. >> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Office-Suite-Microsoft-Word-Powerpoint-Access-Excel-Compatible-Free-Post-/140624633605?pt=AU_software&hash=item20bde19f05 >> > > This one is not using the OOo logo, just showing a screen shot and > nominative use (IMHO) of "Open Office". Some odd claims, like saying > Draw is "comparable to Microsoft Visio". > > At the end of their description they say: > > "eBay Staff: We are an authorized community distributor of this > software. We are authorized to distribute this software by the > Intellectual Property Owner. This software is licensed under the GNU > General Public License and Lesser General Public License (GPL & LGPL). > No copyrights have been violated and our listing is in compliance with > eBay rules and policies." > > Not sure what "authorized community distributor" means. But they > could certainly argue that the license provides sufficient > authorization. > > In any case, I don't see a problem here. But since this issue comes > up with some regularity, I'll write up an FAQ that we can refer users > to, > > > -Rob > >> I reported the item already, hope you can put this guy in his place. >> Leeching off the devs/contributes. >> >> -Chris
