[consulting] Selling Modules

[Kieran Lal]

On 3/20/07, Boris Mann <boris at bryght.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/20/07, sime <info at urbits.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Gerhard
> >
> > So correcting my own statement: I can sell proprietary code that is
> > compatible with drupal - but just don't distribute it with drupal. (?)
>
> Sell =! license. You can sell any code you like, whenever. If it is
> GPL code, you are only likely to sell it (some limited number of
> times).


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 ;-)

http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDACITY-Pro-Quality-Audio-Recording-Software-NEW_W0QQitemZ220093312808QQcategoryZ41786QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

OpenBSD also sells CDs.  I think it's how Theo makes his living.

So there is a market for free stuff.

Kieran



If you make a module, it must be GPL (IANAL, YMMV...that's my current
> understanding). The GPL is "triggered" if you distribute
> (give/copy/leave the bounds of your organization) that code, then
> anyone can request the "source" code. (Source in quotes because of
> PHP's natural source).
>
> As I stated earlier, a GPL "glue code" module that talks through an
> interface to external code is a way to "get around" not being able to
> distribute proprietary modules.
>
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