selling GPL sources
Guilherme C. Hazan
guich at superwaba.com.br
Mon Sep 19 23:21:17 UTC 2005
Hi Ian,
>> I'm aware of a program that uses the GPL license and the author made
>> the binaries free but not the sources. He asks a fee for the sources
>> (about 100usd).
>>
>> Is this legal or is he infringing the GPL license?
>
> The GPL permits "a charge no more than your cost of physically
> performing source distribution." If his cost is 100USD or greater,
> than he is not infringing. If his cost is less than 100USD, then he
> is infringing.
Sorry, isnt the opposite? If it is 100 or less, then its ok, otherwise,
if is more than 100, then is illegal?
thanks
guich
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