Question ...

[Eric Warnke]

On 10/20/06, J Greene <loveroffoss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>   I don't know if I am in the right place for this but I have a general
> question about the GPL.  I am evaluating a GPLd program that claims that
> when used in a commerical entity requires the purchase of a licence.  It
> only says that its only a required purchase when deployed in a commercial
> environment.  I assume this applies only to the binaries and not the
> source.  Would this fit within the understood constructs of the GPL or is it
> incorrect.  Any help or insight is appreciated.
>
> Thanks so much,
> James
>


I think what you are referring to is dual licensing.  It is completely legal
under the GPL and does not remove any freedoms of the GPL.  Basically how it
works is that you may use the program freely under the GPL as long as you
too respect all clauses, or you can license the application under a
commercial license where you are not obligated to publish the source or
contribute patches back upstream.

Cheers,
Eric
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