[Gllug] GPL & Licence Fees

John Winters john at sinodun.org.uk
Mon Nov 12 15:21:19 UTC 2007


>>> So the only way an annual charge would make sense is if it is for a
>>> service.
>>
>> I've been thinking about this and I think there's one other way you
>> could
>> have an annual charge.
>>
>> Say I've taken an existing GPLed package and modified it slightly to
>> give
>> it an extra feature which you need.  I haven't distributed the package
>> yet
>> so I am under no obligation to let you have either the binary or the
>> source.  You ask me to sell you a copy
>
> if you sell it you distribute it so you apply to GPL and have to supply
> the
> source-code

Uhm,... yes.

How is this relevant to the paragraph which you are apparently attempting
to comment on?

Regards,
John

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