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<blockquote data-quote="ciscoleal" data-source="post: 24838" data-attributes="member: 13371"><p><strong>Clarification</strong></p><p></p><p>Hey guys. </p><p></p><p>First off I'd like to say that I don't know the people selling the MP software nor necessarily agree with their actions. That being said I just want to clarify some of the legality of selling GPL software. </p><p></p><p><strong>1) Is it legal to sell GPL software? </strong></p><p>Here is a quote from the GPL project website:</p><p></p><p><em>"Actually we encourage people who redistribute free software to charge as much as they wish or can."</em></p><p><a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html</a></p><p></p><p><strong>2)"They are allowed to sell it for the cost of only the media they send it out on .."</strong></p><p></p><p>Actually this is wrong.</p><p></p><p>Here is a quote from the GPL project website:</p><p></p><p><em>"The one exception is in the case where binaries are distributed without the corresponding complete source code. Those who do this are required by the GNU GPL to provide source code on subsequent request...."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"So in this case we have to limit the fee for source, to ensure the user's freedom."</em></p><p></p><p>So you can't charge a lot for money for the source code.</p><p></p><p>3) Here is my final quote.</p><p></p><p><em>"Free software is about freedom, and enforcing the GPL is defending freedom. When we defend users' freedom, we are not distracted by side issues such as how much of a distribution fee is charged. Freedom is the issue, the whole issue, and the only issue."</em></p><p><a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ciscoleal, post: 24838, member: 13371"] [b]Clarification[/b] Hey guys. First off I'd like to say that I don't know the people selling the MP software nor necessarily agree with their actions. That being said I just want to clarify some of the legality of selling GPL software. [b]1) Is it legal to sell GPL software? [/b] Here is a quote from the GPL project website: [i]"Actually we encourage people who redistribute free software to charge as much as they wish or can."[/i] [url]http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html[/url] [b]2)"They are allowed to sell it for the cost of only the media they send it out on .."[/b] Actually this is wrong. Here is a quote from the GPL project website: [i]"The one exception is in the case where binaries are distributed without the corresponding complete source code. Those who do this are required by the GNU GPL to provide source code on subsequent request...." "So in this case we have to limit the fee for source, to ensure the user's freedom."[/i] So you can't charge a lot for money for the source code. 3) Here is my final quote. [i]"Free software is about freedom, and enforcing the GPL is defending freedom. When we defend users' freedom, we are not distracted by side issues such as how much of a distribution fee is charged. Freedom is the issue, the whole issue, and the only issue."[/i] [url]http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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