[ubuntu-my] First Malaysian OS?

[Chow Loong Jin]

On Thursday 10,March,2011 09:14 AM, zarul shahrin wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:50 AM, najmi.zabidi at gmail.com
> <mailto:najmi.zabidi at gmail.com> <najmi.zabidi at gmail.com
> <mailto:najmi.zabidi at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     it's commercial, you've to buy them.
> 
> 
>   This is the problem.  No Understanding of GPL whatsoever.

Under no circumstances does the GPL state that you cannot charge for your code.
In fact, clause #4 of the GPL states:-

>   4. Conveying Verbatim Copies.
> 
>   You may convey verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you
> receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
> appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice;
> keep intact all notices stating that this License and any
> non-permissive terms added in accord with section 7 apply to the code;
> keep intact all notices of the absence of any warranty; and give all
> recipients a copy of this License along with the Program.
> 
>   You may charge any price or no price for each copy that you convey,
> and you may offer support or warranty protection for a fee.


Perhaps the on who doesn't have a proper understanding of GPL is you. I reckon
that what they're doing is somewhat similar to what Redhat is doing.

-- 
Kind regards,
Loong Jin

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