The Rails Wheels licencing system and Open Source

[Mark James]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Mark James wrote:
>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>>
>>> There is plenty of Open Source commercial software,  ...
>> Matthew, could you provide some examples.
> 
> 1. Linux
> 2. Solaris
> 3. GNU
> 4. Java
> 5. Eclipse

Thanks Matthew.

How often is a simple distribution fee charged, and how
often is the commercial aspect in the form of an optional
or compulsory support contract?

I wouldn't class software that's associated with optional
support contracts as commercial software.

Mark