Folks, NewBinary is based on nhc98's Binary and nhc98 is GPL. Does this mean that I cannot use NewBinary in commercial software? I'm afraid I just wasted a few days of work then :-(. Thanks, Joel -- http://wagerlabs.com/idealab
On Sat, 8 Oct 2005, Joel Reymont wrote:
Folks,
NewBinary is based on nhc98's Binary and nhc98 is GPL. Does this mean that I cannot use NewBinary in commercial software?
Because I really don't want to get involved in the details here, I'd just like to point out that GPL does not preclude software from being commercial. You may charge for GPL'ed code as you see fit. However, others who are then permitted to modify and/or distribute a piece of GPL'ed code may choose not to charge for it. Thus, the question you are faced with if you wish to commercialize a piece of GPL'ed code is not whether or not you can do it, but whether or not you should--is your program going to become so popular that you won't be able to sell any against freely distributed versions, or can you provide added value in some service that will convince potential customers to cough up your price (see, e.g., RedHat, Suse, Mandriva, Mysql, etc.)?
I'm afraid I just wasted a few days of work then :-(.
Only if you have misunderstood the GPL. Best of luck in your endeavor, Murray Gross
I read the license carefully and it appears that the NHC license does not prevent you from using NewBinary in commercial software. More details below: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/fp/nhc98/copyright.html On Oct 8, 2005, at 4:18 PM, Murray Gross wrote:
Because I really don't want to get involved in the details here, I'd just like to point out that GPL does not preclude software from being commercial. You may charge for GPL'ed code as you see fit. However, others who are then permitted to modify and/or distribute a piece of GPL'ed code may choose not to charge for it.
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