On 19 February 2010 16:10, <[email protected]> wrote: > The quote you is taken slightly out of context. Specifically this is an > answer to a question which I have included below. > > > >>I would like to release a program I wrote under the GNU GPL, >>but I would like to use the same code in non-free programs. > >> > >>>To release a non-free program is always ethically tainted, but legally >>>there is no obstacle to your doing this. If you are the copyright holder >>>for the code, you can release it under various different non-exclusive >>> licenses at various times. > > I think most people would agree that it is improper to sell something that > they could get for free elsewhere is problematic. Can one ethically sell > sunshine? This is a very narrow answer and assumes that free program and > the non-free program are the same > While that may be true, i.,e. one's own conscience is the guide, the GPL doesn't actually prevent you from selling something that you get for free!
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney Maybe you wished to recover incidental expenses incurred in the promotiion or supply of the software, say with server bandwidth, hosting, media costs, printing, etc. Incidentally, a lot of companies produce solar equipment, don't they? Would you in effect agree that they *are* thus reselling sunshine! :o) Regards, Chris.
