Wade Maxfield wrote: > > The GPL has provisions in it that allow people to charge an > unspecified "transfer fee" for transferring the software to them. > Once they receive the software, they are free to take it, modify it, > and transfer the unmodified or newly modified code to a new person for > a fee. That fee can be 1 million dollars, or zero cents. It is > unspecified. You can't stop that. The built in protection is the > fact the source code must be transferred also, along with the license.
Obviously part of the GPL as long as all of the terms of the license are fallowed. This has long been understood here. > > Note that people are free to modify the code, without your > permission or control, under the GPL. As long as all the terms of the license are followed. This has long been understood here. > > Unfortunately, your code is under the GPL. Not unfortunate, depending on your views. > The code is out of the bag. But not out of the GPL bag. This is the main point, not money, not changes. > If you need the current release to be licensed differently, you > can't. You CAN license the next version of code differently, even if > it is on the GPL code base, because the owner of the license by > definition can't break the license. I am not sure I am reading this the way you meant it. An author can release his own code developed independently under as many licenses as he wishes. Code received under GPL and not one's own code must be released under the terms of the GPL even after it is modified. It is my understanding, but I could be wrong, that Sword code has portions that were received under GPL from other sources along with code developed for Sword and now released under GPL. If I am correct about the code from other sources then for some time, until it can all be replaced, GPL or compatible, is here to stay. > ...I also believe you did not understand the ramifications of GPL. ... There may be some on the list who don't understand, but I am sure there are a number of key people on the list who have a very good grasp of the ramifications. > I apologize if I have offended anyone The people on this list have a cross-section of views on charging for things related to the Bible. There are probably some who believe that everything should be done free of charge, not just software, and others who would be happy working at a commercial bible software company and getting paid for it. The thing to remember is that, whatever their views are, they have given freely to this project. That says something about what can be expected in this context. I wish you well. Jerry _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
