Re: [oc] Inquiry

[<cyrano@nerim.net>]

Niclas Hedhman <niclas@hedhman.org> a écrit :

> On Friday 09 May 2003 01:22 pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Nicolas Boulay wrote:
> > > But i don't see why it impossible to sell GPL code.
> 
> > In fact, quite a few companies (RedHat comes to mind) do exactly that...
> 
> To be accurate, they don't sell software at all. They sell a cardboard box, a
> 
> CD, and some small leaflets packaged in the box.
> If you want the same content as on the CD (and have a fairly large pipe to 
> your house), you can download it from their web site.
> 

They sell support, too. Some like Suse didn't produice GPL distribution like Red Hat or Mandrake (you must buy it).

nicO

> 
> Niclas
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