[Python-Dev] Licensing

[Toshio Kuratomi]

On Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 10:10:09AM +0300, Nir Aides wrote:
> I take "...running off with the good stuff and selling it for profit" to mean
> "creating derivative work and commercializing it as proprietary code" which you
> can not do with GPL licensed code. Also, while the GPL does not prevent selling
> copies for profit it does not make it very practical either.
> 
Uhmmm.... http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=RHT&annual

It is very possible to make money with the GPL.  The GPL does, as you say,
prevents you from creating derivative works that are proprietary code.  It
does *not* prevent you from creating derivative works and commercializing
it.

-Toshio
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