Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com From: "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" To: Subject: RE: FW: your software site Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 22:02:55 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <19990927015411.4117.rocketmail@web116.yahoomail.com> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 > > This is a bit off topic, but has been discussed here. > > I was under the impression GPL'ed software cannot be soft for > > profit. Therefore, on my web sites siddiqi.webjump.com and > > geocities.com, i posted notes the binaries were covered under GPL > > therefore cannot be sold for profit. > > > > I received the following message from FSF requesting to delete the > > licensing note because it was misleading. According to the > > following > > message, "one cannot charge a usage fee for GPL software."? > > It is free, as in freedom to use, modify and redistribute as I > see fit within > the limits of the GPL. It is not free as in free of charges, I > may package it > and sell the package as I see fit as long as I don't limit the "freedom > rights". > > Understood ;-) > ===== > Earnie Boyd > > Newbies, please visit > > > (If you respond to the list, then please don't cc me) > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com