🚀 go-pugleaf

Russ Nelson writes:

   Kurt Baudendistel writes:

      Like anything else, once you get a system in place, everybody
      tries to beat it. So consider this scenario,

        Company X modifies the copylefted program BUG and wants to
        sell it. They do, for a reasonable price for that product,
        including warranty protection.  They abide by the copyleft and
        offer to send source code for the product if you ask for it.

        However, X voids your warranty on BUG if you actually do get
        the source code from them.

      What do you think of this?

   Not a thing wrong with it.  The GPL places no requirement for a
   warranty upon anyone.

I disagree.. the GPL says you may not charge more than a reasonable
distribution fee, except for warantee, etc...  No matter what, you
must make source code available.  If you void the warantee for which
you have charged, by fulfilling the GPL, then you have in my opinion,
voided the contract and should return the money, for you are not
providing anything for what you are charging, and therefore have
charged for the source code or program itself, dpending on your
perspective.  Definately a NONO.

Chris

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| Chris Petrilli
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