<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Boris Mann</b> <<a href="mailto:boris@bryght.com">boris@bryght.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 3/20/07, sime <<a href="mailto:info@urbits.com">info@urbits.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Thanks Gerhard<br>><br>> So correcting my own statement: I can sell proprietary code that is<br>> compatible with drupal - but just don't distribute it with drupal. (?)
<br><br>Sell =! license. You can sell any code you like, whenever. If it is<br>GPL code, you are only likely to sell it (some limited number of<br>times).</blockquote><div><br>This guy sells CDs of Audacity, a completely GPL program people can download for free. People have been selling Audacity on Ebay for years. People sell a reasonable amount of these CDs. This is why we have marketing ;-)
<br><br><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDACITY-Pro-Quality-Audio-Recording-Software-NEW_W0QQitemZ220093312808QQcategoryZ41786QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDACITY-Pro-Quality-Audio-Recording-Software-NEW_W0QQitemZ220093312808QQcategoryZ41786QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
</a><br><br>OpenBSD also sells CDs. I think it's how Theo makes his living.<br><br>So there is a market for free stuff.<br><br>Kieran<br><br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
If you make a module, it must be GPL (IANAL, YMMV...that's my current<br>understanding). The GPL is "triggered" if you distribute<br>(give/copy/leave the bounds of your organization) that code, then<br>anyone can request the "source" code. (Source in quotes because of
<br>PHP's natural source).<br><br>As I stated earlier, a GPL "glue code" module that talks through an<br>interface to external code is a way to "get around" not being able to<br>distribute proprietary modules.
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