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05-04-2005, 04:36 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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If its GPL selling it is pointless because you have to provide the source for free. Your statement is misleading. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect. You only need to make the source available to the same people that have the program. You can charge for your program as long as you provide the source as well. GPL does not always mean zero cost. 
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05-04-2005, 05:18 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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[ QUOTE ] If its GPL selling it is pointless because you have to provide the source for free. Your statement is misleading. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect. You only need to make the source available to the same people that have the program. You can charge for your program as long as you provide the source as well. GPL does not always mean zero cost. [/ QUOTE ] But people who buy your program can give it and the source away for free. GPL FAQ
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05-04-2005, 05:50 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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[ QUOTE ] If its GPL selling it is pointless because you have to provide the source for free. Your statement is misleading. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect. You only need to make the source available to the same people that have the program. You can charge for your program as long as you provide the source as well. GPL does not always mean zero cost. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, so it's free. You either release it to no one or it will end up freely available. Why would anyone pay for GPL code? You may pay for service or support or some fancy packaging and a manual, but GPL code ain't no one gonna pay for.
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05-04-2005, 05:58 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If its GPL selling it is pointless because you have to provide the source for free. Your statement is misleading. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect. You only need to make the source available to the same people that have the program. You can charge for your program as long as you provide the source as well. GPL does not always mean zero cost. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, so it's free. You either release it to no one or it will end up freely available. Why would anyone pay for GPL code? You may pay for service or support or some fancy packaging and a manual, but GPL code ain't no one gonna pay for. [/ QUOTE ] So you've never heard of RedHat?
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05-04-2005, 06:07 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If its GPL selling it is pointless because you have to provide the source for free. Your statement is misleading. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect. You only need to make the source available to the same people that have the program. You can charge for your program as long as you provide the source as well. GPL does not always mean zero cost. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, so it's free. You either release it to no one or it will end up freely available. Why would anyone pay for GPL code? You may pay for service or support or some fancy packaging and a manual, but GPL code ain't no one gonna pay for. [/ QUOTE ] So you've never heard of RedHat? [/ QUOTE ] You pay for the support, not the software
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05-04-2005, 07:22 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If its GPL selling it is pointless because you have to provide the source for free. Your statement is misleading. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect. You only need to make the source available to the same people that have the program. You can charge for your program as long as you provide the source as well. GPL does not always mean zero cost. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, so it's free. You either release it to no one or it will end up freely available. Why would anyone pay for GPL code? You may pay for service or support or some fancy packaging and a manual, but GPL code ain't no one gonna pay for. [/ QUOTE ] So you've never heard of RedHat? [/ QUOTE ] I can get RedHat ISO's in one of many places absolutely free.
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05-04-2005, 07:34 PM
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I can get RedHat ISO's in one of many places absolutely free. [/ QUOTE ] Of course you can. That's my point. RedHat makes a good living selling what you can get for free.
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#18
05-04-2005, 07:37 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
redhat doesn't make free products anymore, they're relying on fedora to carry the load. even if you get a copy, you can't use up2date from them legally and will have to do something like yum from 3rd-party sources. centos is a compiled from the rhel sources, but TONS of enterprises still pay money for 'the real thing' just to avoid potential trouble.
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05-04-2005, 08:14 PM
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Re: GT+ is going open source
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[ QUOTE ] I can get RedHat ISO's in one of many places absolutely free. [/ QUOTE ] Of course you can. That's my point. RedHat makes a good living selling what you can get for free. [/ QUOTE ] They aren't selling the GPL'd software. That's not their business model. They extend it by building new tools and adding support.
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