No. The GPL has no restrictions on packaging and reselling software *as long as you make the source code available*. If they don't include at least a link to the source they're in violation, otherwise they're OK. Jim KQ6EA
--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF [email protected] wrote:
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Selling "free" software. To: Cc: "AMSAT BB" [email protected] Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 2:31 PM I see that Apex Software is selling, amongst other things, GPREDICT on e-bay. Does this conflict with anyone's GPL license?
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