[consulting] Selling Modules

[Gerhard Killesreiter]

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sime schrieb:
> (Pleading ignorance) I'm not sure I *get* this lengthy discussion.

I am fairly sure you know what I am writing below...

> 
> If someone is illegally distributing GPL code, we'll try to make them stop.
> If people are legally making money from GPL code (yours or otherwise), 
> then you're either jealous or you're not.
> 
> You can write your own module and you don't need to GPL it,

That's wrong. As soon as you distribute the module you need to release
it under the GPL. That's the so-called viral nature of the GPL.

> you can 
> encrypt it (or whatever) and sell along with a Drupal site.

This would compromise the buyer's right to use your code under the GPL
and thus terminate your right to use Drupal under the GPL.

> This happens 
> with the Oi package in Mambo (at least it did a few years ago).

The way that mambo/joomla modules integrate with mambo/joomla may be
different than the way that Drupal modules integrate with Drupal, I
don't know. However, for Drupal it is pretty clear, that modules - and
to a certain extend themes - fall under the following questions of the
GPL FAQ:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLModuleLicense


> If you want to put Drupal on a CD and charge $1000 bucks to send it my 
> mail - sure thing.

Yeah, but you can only do this once. :p

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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