thanks a lot for replying<br>is there any information on the web on the difference between Distribution Fees and Licensing Fees, so I can educate myself?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Karl Fogel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kfogel@red-bean.com">kfogel@red-bean.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">Dale <<a href="mailto:netxe456@gmail.com">netxe456@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
>I want, once more, to thank the forum for providing me with guidance<br>
>and answers to my questions<br>
>It seems that properly licensing your software is more difficult than<br>
>actually developing it<br>
>My application will be written in Perl and will be explicitly released<br>
>under GPL but I will use components (libraries) written in Perl which<br>
>are typically licensed under Artistic License 1.0<br>
>(<a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license-1.0" target="_blank">http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license-1.0</a>), some in 2.0<br>
>(<a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license-2.0" target="_blank">http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license-2.0</a>) and some in<br>
>the "License of Perl 5"<br>
>(<a href="https://www.socialtext.net/perl5/perl_license" target="_blank">https://www.socialtext.net/perl5/perl_license</a>)<br>
>The thing is that in the future I might want to try selling a 'pro'<br>
>version of the application just to help me pay the bill (very<br>
>optimistic and unrealistic at the same time,I know..) and the Artistic<br>
>License has me baffled.<br>
><br>
>version 1.0's section 5 "prohibits sale of the software, yet allows an<br>
>aggregate software distribution of more than one program to be sold.<br>
>So, if you bundle an Artistic-licensed program with a five-line<br>
>hello-world.c, you can sell the bundle." quoting<br>
>Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution at<br>
><a href="http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/perens.html" target="_blank">http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/perens.html</a><br>
><br>
>version 2.0's "Aggregating or Linking the Package<br>
><br>
>(7) You may aggregate the Package (either the Standard Version or<br>
>Modified Version) with other packages and Distribute the resulting<br>
>aggregation provided that you do not charge a licensing fee for the<br>
>Package. Distributor Fees are permitted, and licensing fees for other<br>
>components in the aggregation are permitted. The terms of this license<br>
>apply to the use and Distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions<br>
>as included in the aggregation."<br>
><br>
>The License of Perl 5 :<br>
>"The Perl License is a combination of the Artistic License and GPL.<br>
>The user is allowed to choose which license they follow. It is<br>
>compatible with the GPL.<br>
>Because of issues with the Artistic License, Perl 6 uses the Artistic<br>
>License 2."<br>
><br>
>So I don't know what I make of it,may I sell my GPL software which<br>
>depends on those modules ?<br>
<br>
</div></div>Looks to me like you can sell for as much as you want, as long as it's a<br>
Distribution Fee (i.e., does not restrict downstream redistribution)<br>
rather than a Licensing Fee.<br>
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-Karl<br>
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