Messages in this thread | | | From | "Henning P. Schmiedehausen" <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] | Date | Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:05:52 +0000 (UTC) |
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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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