Re: Selling Artistic License Software (WAS: Re: non-DFSG section and CD distributers)
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Dale Scheetz, in an immanent manifestation of deity, wrote:
>You have to ask yourself, "If all software were licensed under these terms
>would it be free?". My answer would be no, because there would be no
>"software that can be sold" to "aggregate" with.
If you wrote the software, you could decide to sell it but allow others
to use it under the Artistic License. You could also distribute the
software with a copying fee and charge for support. I make most of my
money customizing software for companies that want an application to
work specifically their way.
Why should *you* charge money for the software that *I* write? The
Artistic License is designed to protect the rights of the software Author
while still allowing others to use and distribute it. It contains
compromises like all such documents do.
Darren
>This license specifically says, "you can not sell this software". It
>provides loopholes, like aggregation, copying fees and support, as avenues
>for making money, but I view them as slightly dishonest. The "can not
>sell" clause is a distribution restriction, and for me, makes the package
>less free.
Your choice. I don't regard it as dishonest but again as enabling
others while reserving rights for the Authors of software.
Darren
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