From kde-devel  Fri Jul 26 16:37:17 2002
From: aleXXX <alexander.neundorf () gmx ! net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:37:17 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: GPL and QPL licenses?
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On Friday 26 July 2002 09:15, Stephan Hermann wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> after all, I ask again:
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> On Thursday 25 July 2002 23:34, Rolf Magnus wrote:
> > On Thursday 25 July 2002 20:13, Stephan Hermann wrote:
> > > > As long as your app is open source, you are fine.
> > >
> > > so, you _can_ sell your app with including it's code and putting it
> > > under the GPL.
> >
> > Yes. Actually, that's what distributors are doing. You can sell it, but
> > since it's under GPL, everyone you distribute your app to has the right
> > to do the same, or to give it away at no cost.
>
> Ok, my app with code under GPL I could sell.
>
> But,
>
> can I sell every app/lib/etc., when it's under GPL, with including the
> source? 
Yes.

> Doesn't it break the philosophy of QT or e.g. MySQL ?

No.
The problem is, there won't be so many people who will buy it if they can 
download it for free from the net (except they get more for their money, 
that's what distributions do).

Bye
Alex

 
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