wxPython Licence vs GPL

[Peter Hansen]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Really? So when I take my GPLed software, and legally install it on
> 100 PCs without paying one single cent for licence fees, it isn't free of
> cost?
> 
> You a living in a strange and mysterious world, where things that cost
> nothing aren't free.

Many definitions of "cost" include things that go beyond mere *monetary* 
value.

Watching a given program on TV might be called "free" by some, but if I 
have to suffer through commercials I don't consider it free.  Heck, I 
despise MSN Messenger and avoided the "free" Opera** because they aren't 
"free" for me, loaded with advertisements that flash in my face and 
distract me all the time.

I'm just highlighting how discussions of this nature which spend a lot 
of time revolving around narrow and non-shared definitions of words can 
really waste a lot of time...

-Peter

** Apparently I'm not alone as I understand the latest Opera is entirely 
"free" of advertisements as well.