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<blockquote data-quote="CCMCornell" data-source="post: 25508" data-attributes="member: 16240">According to the Sourceforge page, Media Portal is licensed under GPL.&nbsp; This allows anyone to repackage the software for resale at any price, as long as they comply with the terms of the GPL, which, among other things, requires them to provide source at request.<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html</a>This is quite common.&nbsp; Consider all the Linux distros that are available in stores or via mail on CD to save the customer from downloading one or more CD's (great for 56k modem users).&nbsp; Also, consider companies who sell the Linux as enterprise solutions that include top-notch support as part of the package.I agree, that in this case, purchasing Media Portal doesn't seem worth it.&nbsp; It's not very large (26 MB.)&nbsp; And, I doubt the sellers are offerring any considerable tech support - certainly not any better than could be found for free right here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CCMCornell, post: 25508, member: 16240"] According to the Sourceforge page, Media Portal is licensed under GPL. This allows anyone to repackage the software for resale at any price, as long as they comply with the terms of the GPL, which, among other things, requires them to provide source at request. [url]http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html[/url] This is quite common. Consider all the Linux distros that are available in stores or via mail on CD to save the customer from downloading one or more CD's (great for 56k modem users). Also, consider companies who sell the Linux as enterprise solutions that include top-notch support as part of the package. I agree, that in this case, purchasing Media Portal doesn't seem worth it. It's not very large (26 MB.) And, I doubt the sellers are offerring any considerable tech support - certainly not any better than could be found for free right here. [/QUOTE]

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