Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 07, 2006 10:39 AM
I don't get it... it's GPLed software, but they make you pay if you want to download it?
Even the FSF says that is perfectly OK. From the GPL FAQ:
Does the GPL allow me to charge a fee for downloading the program from my site?
Yes. You can charge any fee you wish for distributing a copy of the program. If you distribute binaries by download, you must provide "equivalent access" to download the source--therefore, the fee to download source may not be greater than the fee to download the binary.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 07, 2006 10:39 AMI don't get it... it's GPLed software, but they make you pay if you want to download it?
Even the FSF says that is perfectly OK. From the GPL FAQ:
Does the GPL allow me to charge a fee for downloading the program from my site?
Yes. You can charge any fee you wish for distributing a copy of the program. If you distribute binaries by download, you must provide "equivalent access" to download the source--therefore, the fee to download source may not be greater than the fee to download the binary.
The entire FAQ is at:
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html" title="gnu.org">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html</a gnu.org>
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