Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 23, 2002 05:04 PM
"If the only way to make money off the GPL license is to violate the GPL license itself, then the GPL license itself is not a viable business model."
The GPL is a viable business model in two ways:
For software companies. Although the returns are low, it is possible to make a profit selling GPL software. For example, Red Hat
For non-software companies. Hardware companies(like IBM, VA, SUN) can bundle a free OS with their computers. Companies that don't sell software or hardware (like Amazon.com, who are in profit) can make use of free software and save a fortune on software licensing.
You see... the GPL is a viable business model. Just not for Microsoft!
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Re:You can't have it both ways.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 23, 2002 05:04 PM"If the only way to make money off the GPL license is to violate the GPL license itself, then the GPL license itself is not a viable business model."
The GPL is a viable business model in two ways:
You see... the GPL is a viable business model. Just not for Microsoft!
-Toby Inkster
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