In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bill Cable <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>In cases of new versions of SMSQ created by Wolfgang using only donated code so
>the developers are not asking for compensation what might we expect to
>pay if we
>already own SMSQ?
As far as I understand this we would charge you nothing for the upgrade.
>
>
>Can a person knowledgeable in GNU open source details elaborate on :
>
>Would it be prohibited to have any open source code on the SMSQ disk being sold
>since the disk can not be freely copied? I would expect that no open
>source code
>could be used as part of SMSQ executable but am not sure about having separate
>open source modules distributed on the same CD. I imagine there are some
>developers that feel strongly about having their code open source. Doesn't
>this mean that any code they write can not be part of SMSQ.
I don't know what you mean by this. I do, however, think that the code
is not being subjected to the GNU rules.
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