May 4, 2008
“Selling” and “Free” are two words that may create some confusion when used together. How on earth can something be free when it is being sold? Selling a copy of a free program is legitimate in every aspect. The distinction is drawn when software developers do it in a way similar to that being done with proprietary software.
The GNU General Public License (GNU-GPL), which produced the Linux OS, has no requirements about how much can be charged for distributing a copy of free software. The price would depend on the “seller” and the marketplace. The GNU-GPL takes exception in cases where binaries are distributed without the corresponding complete source code to ensure the users’ freedom.
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