On Thu February 3 2005 12:23 pm, Andrew SkinnerLopata wrote: > My understanding is that, under the GPL/LGLP, you can charge whatever > you want for the software. What makes GPL and other "free" software > different from proprietary software is that the source code must be > freely available with any binary files and any changes one makes to the > source code must be made available under the same license - i.e. freely > available. > > I suspect that Linspire users pay for OO.org and other "free" software > because Linspire provides a binary version of the software compiled > specifically for the Linspire distribution of Linux - and that installs > easily using their click-n-run system. For your average Linspire user > it is easier than compiling the source code themselves or risk messing > up their OS (dependencies and such) by using a package compiled for a > different Linux distribution.
Linspire is probably the best option for newbies who "know" 'Bloze somewhat. It's a very valuable disto. at this point, as no other has provided a disto. that is as user friendly. Fred -- The only bug free software from MickySoft is still shrink-wrapped in their warehouse..." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
