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gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes:
> jesse@franklin.com (Jesse Perry) wrote:
> >                                               Since we assume the
> > company released this product to grab a quick buck, we can certainly
> > conclude that had NOS been GPL'ed, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE USED IT.  Their
> > goal was to make money selling the program -- so anything with
> > requirements in conflict with that goal (e.g., GPL'ed code) would
> > not be tolerated.
> 
> The GPL does not prevent people from making money selling a program.

Indeed.  However, it decreases the number of customers you can expect
for any given program, since any customer can sell or give away copies
to his friends.


mathew

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