Jonathan, On Jan 27, 2008 4:19 PM, jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>
Yes, all of that is true and fine - the GPL satisfies all of those requirements. As do others, like the LGPL and similar licenses. > > Both the GPL and LGPL allow for commercial distribution. Or > redistribution by those who want to take, but not give. Basically, > there is nothing in the license used by The Sword Project, that > prohibits commercial distribution --- selling any of the front ends > that The Sword Project creates. > > AFAIK, e-Sword is the only Bible Study program that has a license that > explicitly prohibits commercial distribution. I personally don't, and it doesn't sound like anyone else on the list does either, object to someone selling versions of the Sword library or its derivatives. What we don't want to allow, but licenses in the vein of the LGPL allow (and I believe the wxWindows license and Python licenses as well - though I haven't read those), is someone to modify Sword code or Sword front-end code, and redistribute that as binary ONLY. That is the reason the Sword project exists... to keep some sort of Bible software in the public's grasp that is available both gratis and libre. If there are companies that wish to use commercial software, by all means let them license from Logos or from the author e-Sword to distribute modules, or from whatever other source they desire. But the Sword project is GPL and will probably remain so, because it protects what Troy and those of us who have helped to contribute to his work desire to see in our own efforts in this software. --Greg > > xan > > jonathon > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
