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Article #74298Re: porting gcc for money (when do you distribute?)
From: wjb
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 06:39
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 06:39
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In article <1991Jun03.213546.13952@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes: >... >There is *nothing* in the GPL that requires that someone distribute >anything, if they choose not to. More, there is nothing that requires >someone to give binaries to someone they don't want to. (If you give >someone binaries, you must give sources as well, if so desired. If all you >do is distribute sources, you don't have to give *them* to anyone you don't >wish to.) I think you are right about the GPL here, but you might be required to distribute it based on other legal precedents. I believe that if you sell a product, you may be under some obligation to sell it to any interested party. I'm not sure about the details of this though. It's pretty obvious that you are allowed to charge people differently for the same product (educational discounts). Perhaps someone with a legal background could address this question? Bill Bogstad
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,ebe4285f144e297f X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-06-05 04:21:38 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!gatech!purdue!haven.umd.edu!umd5!cogsci!wjb From: wjb@cogsci.cog.jhu.edu Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: porting gcc for money (when do you distribute?) Message-ID: <05.Jun.91.023919.62@cogsci.cog.jhu.edu> Date: 5 Jun 91 06:39:19 GMT References: <284615A0.5415@ics.uci.edu> <ueu4gxeaka@ads.com> <1991Jun03.213546.13952@kithrup.COM> Distribution: gnu Organization: JHU Cognitive Science Center, Baltimore, MD Lines: 18