[Stoves] Stoves Digest, Vol 6, Issue 60 "Linux Licences"

[Steve Taylor]

rkurt at tadaust.org.au wrote:
> Hi Folkes,
> Linux and the open source programs that run under it may be generally 
> free as in you don't have to buy them, but they are NOT licence free. 
> The Gnu/GPL what have you licence is there and you agree to it's 
> provisions when you use the software.
>
> A minor point perhaps, but an important one nonetheless. Somebody has 
> been sued successfully for willfully ignoring it.
>   
GPL is hardly likely to be an infringement concern of stovers !
The GPL makes software "free as in speech", not "free as in beer", as 
one of the movements founders put it. You can use and modify GPL 
software for your own purposes, but you cannot pass that modified 
software on, for free or otherwise, unless you ALSO make a copy of the 
source code available.

Steve