Randolf Richardson, DevNet SysOp 29 wrote: > [sNip] > > For exsample, if I have a product that I built for a customer, I would > > have to give it to them under the GPL. But I also have the choice to not > > give it to them AT ALL. So, they pay me to get it, and the license is > > the GPL. Their other choice, if they didn't pay me, would be to not have > > it at all. It's likely that I could sell this same software to multiple > > entities, because the likelihood of the first company having the time, > > personel, and motivation to just giving it away on the Internet are very > > small. > [sNip] > > In summary, you could be charging them for some very expensive courier > services, if for which they don't pay then you won't deliver. =)
Of course a competitor could purchase a copy or get it from a customer and set up shop right away selling it too. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
