[thelist] Legal question, GNU/PGL related

rudy r937 at interlog.com
Tue Jan 15 19:35:34 CST 2002


>I think you can actually charge - the "free" means free as in speech,
>rather than free as in beer (I think that's a Slahdotism). See here:
><http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney>

the phrase "free beer" certainly predates slashdot, and probably the
internet

it is (cynically) used to attract (gullible) customers

there may or may not be beer, and it may or may not be free

as for free gnu beer, check this out --

   The Origin and Practice of "Copyleft"
   http://www.olypen.com/harmon/fdl/copyl.htm

rudy
http://rudy.ca/





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