The Rails Wheels licencing system and Open Source

[Mark James]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Mark James wrote:
>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>>
>>> I define commercial software as software people make money off of,
>> In that case, most open-source software is commercial software,
>> because developers are usually willing to accept payment to do
>> work related to it, and often solicit donations.
> 
> Maybe not most on a total lines of code basis, but certainly most when
> you look at the software that's actually downloaded.  This is
> unsurprising, as people are willing to pay (in whatever way) for the
> software they use the most.

I wouldn't say people are willing to pay, rather that people
are willing to charge.

Mark