Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Steven Blunt
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 00:00

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On 02 Oct 1998 16:30:40 +0200, in gnu.misc.discuss David Kastrup
<dak@mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> wrote:

>Which means exactly that it is not the software you are selling, but
>merely access to it, as the ownership of the software stays with the
>original author. 

That depends on what you call selling.  The ownership of most commercial
software stays with the original author.  The difference between selling
GPL software and distributing software (in the case of shareware fe) is
that you can charge whatever you like for GPL software as long as someone
is willing to pay.  Saying that you are only allowed to dstribute in tends
to imply that you can only charge a reasonable amout for media and
handling.

cya

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From: spblunt@ozemail.com.au (Steven Blunt)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/05
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