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Free Software- To sell or not to sell?!
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| This post from the the FSF has helped to
| clear a misconception that myself, and I
| believe lots of other people have about Free
| Software. In case you also have some nagging
| questions about the sale of Free Software, I
| hope this post will help clarify things for
| you as it did for me.
|
| Many people believe that the spirit of the
| GNU Project is that you should not charge
| money for distributing copies of software, or
| that you should charge as little as possible
| â just enough to cover the cost. This is a
| misunderstanding.
|
| Actually, we encourage people who
| redistribute free software to charge as much
| as they wish or can. If this seems surprising
| to you, please read on.
|
| The word âfreeâ has two legitimate general
| meanings; it can refer either to freedom or
| to price. When we speak of âfree softwareâ,
| we're talking about freedom, not price.
| (Think of âfree speechâ, not âfree beerâ.)
| Specifically, it means that a user is free to
| run the program, change the program, and
| redistribute the program with or without
| changes.
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http://www.ghabuntu.com/2010/03/free-software-to-sell-or-not-to-sell.html
Recent:
Elive 2.0 'Topaz': The Gem That Comes At A Price
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| DIFFERENT is good. Different is refreshing,
| interesting, challenging.
|
| Elive 2.0 is different, but that does not
| necessarily mean that you are going to be
| happy with it. Why? Well, let me explain.
|
| Elive 2.0 is the newest stable version of a
| Linux distribution - based on Debian and using
| the Enlightenment 17 window manager/desktop
| shell - which bucks the general trend in the
| Free/Open Source Software world.
|
| You have to pay for it.
|
| [...]
|
| So, Elive 2.0 'Topaz' comes very highly
| recommended. Just don't say you weren't warned
| about the payment thing.
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http://reddevil62-techhead.blogspot.com/2010/03/elive-20-topaz-gem-that-comes-at-price.html
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