"W. Kent Starr" <elderburn / mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Ben Tilly wrote:
>
> > Most people who develop software for a company are not
> > developing software for resale.  Therefore the GPL is not
> > an issue in practice for most professional programmers.
> >
>
>Clarification. GPL does not prohibit the sale of software developed with
>licensed code...it prohibits the privitizations of siad code and its
>modification or extension.

This is true.  But it severely limits the practical business
models for the company doing the reselling.  Therefore while
some companies may find it OK, others will not.

But if you are not planning to sell something, then the GPL
is largely a red herring. "OK, if I sell this (skip, skip)."

[big snip]

Cheers,
Ben
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