Re: GPL and software I have written
Eric G . Miller writes:
> You can't GPL it and charge for the *GPL* version.
Of course he can. Nothing in the GPL forbids charging (and, of course,
nothing in the GPL restricts the author in any way).
> However, as you're the sole author, you could LICENSE the code for a fee
> and release old versions under GPL for free...
As author he can license the current version under as many different
licenses as he sees fit.
> ...which others could do whatever they want with except sell or
> re-license...
Again, it is perfectly legal to sell copies of GPL software. You just have
to provide source and understand that the buyer gets full GPL rights (which
means that he also can sell it).
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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