[amsat-bb] Re: Selling "free" software.

[Jim Jerzycke]

No. The GPL has no restrictions on packaging and reselling software *as long as you make the source code available*.
If they don't include at least a link to the source they're in violation, otherwise they're OK.
Jim  KQ6EA


--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel at ngunn.net> wrote:

> From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel at ngunn.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Selling "free" software.
> To: 
> Cc: "AMSAT BB" <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 2:31 PM
> I see that Apex Software is selling, amongst other things,
> GPREDICT on e-bay.
> Does this conflict with anyone's GPL license?
> 
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