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Stephan von Krawczynski <skraw@ithnet.com> writes:

>> open source play there is no barrier to entry for anyone else, they
>> can take your source and sell it under the same terms.

>Sorry, they don't _sell_ it, because this is a GPL violation. They may
>distribute it. And thats about it.

He talks about open source. You talk about GPL.

And of course you can sell GPLed Software for $$$$. What do you think
that RedHat, SuSE, Mandrake and all the others do. I can sell you an
linux-2.0.40.tar.gz for $20,000 and if you buy it, good for
me. Nothing illegal here.

Regards
Henning

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