🚀 go-pugleaf

mclay@cme.nist.gov (Michael Mclay) writes:
> The Soviets have finally admitted that Marx was wrong and Adam Smith
> was right.  FSF should do the same.  It's ok to give the source code
> away or sell the tapes for $195 each, just don't require that everyone
> do the same.  That only causes those who need additional support to
> not be able to use the products at all.
> 

There is nothing to prevent you from selling versions of gnu-ware -
you simply must make available the sources for the programs - many
people probably won't want to bother and will gladly pay you $$$ to
provide them with gnu-ware and support it.

Of course, if you change gnu-emacs (for instance) other than by
writing a elisp-script, then your code does fall under the copyleft
and you are required to provide sources for your own code as well as
the code the FSF supplied.  However, again, there is nothing to
prevent you from selling the software - you just have to provide the
sources for free to dweebs like me who might not want to pay for what
you're selling and *not* be able to change it as I see fit.

-=> iain <=-