[dundee] Ofcom GPL issues

[Robert Ladyman]

I'm cross-posting this as it involves a study with software that uses GPL 
software: there is a claim in the report that there is 

"nothing in [the GPL] that stops the software from being:

* Given away, for free, without the source code (Freeware)
* Given away, for free, with the source code (Opensource)

It would, however, be contrary to the licence to sell the software without the 
source code."

To me, this is a misreading of the licence  - paragraph 5 in the preamble of 
the licence even gives an example: "For example, if you distribute copies of 
such a program, whether gratis or for a fee....", etc.

The section is in the first part of the report.

Am I correct?

Fwd: Ofcom update: Ofcom publishes speech recognition technology study
> Ofcom has today published an initial study looking at the effectiveness of
>  speech recognition technology used in VoIP communications and how it might
>  improve accessibility to telecommunications services for hearing impaired
>  consumers.
> 
> The VoIP text study can be found here:
>  http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/policy-related-resea
> rch/usability-research/research/speech-to-text-voip/
> 
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