Re: Licensing question
George Bonser writes:
> So you sell them the binary for $250,000 but license it under GPL. This
> means that if they EVER provide ANYONE a binary, they also must provide
> the source code. This is a strong deterrant that will likely prevent them
> from ever redistributing the binary (to keep the source code under their
> control).
The source code *isn't* under their control. You still have it and are
free to distribute it without their permission. They have only a GPL copy.
> Commercial software can (and has been) provided under GPL for no other
> reason than to PREVENT the distribution of the binary by using the source
> requirement as a "poison pill".
Where is the poison?
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