[Fwd: Re: Charging ($20) for GPL source?]

[C. Grobmeier]

Bennett, Robert P wrote:
> That's correct.  Even the fsf charges for source code on cd:
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> http://www.gnu.org/order/source18.html
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Hi
I know this, and i agree, but when someone charges 100$ for the source 
the source may not be open to me, cause i maybe don't have the money for 
that. If someone gives out the binarys for 0$ why should the sources 
cost 100$? Arnoud made clear that's not always possible to include 
source in the dist so it may come to differences in charge between 
source and bins.
However, i don't like high prices at source code, whether the gpl does 
cover it or not. If one charges 10000$ for the source the source is 
simply not open for me cause i can't buy it.
cheers
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: legal-bounces at lists.gpl-violations.org 
>> [mailto:legal-bounces at lists.gpl-violations.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Shane M. Coughlan
>> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 11:06 AM
>> To: GPL Violations
>> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Charging ($20) for GPL source?]
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>> Arnoud Engelfriet wrote:
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>>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
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>>>> Btw. i would not pay $1, even if i am interested. Is it 
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>> open source 
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>>>> or not? In the moment i pay for the sources so i think its better 
>>>> called "paid source".
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>>> It's open source because of the rights the recipient gets when he 
>>> obtains the source. It's not open source because you get it 
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>> for free.
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>> Arnoud makes a very good point here.  Free Software is about 
>> the freedom it gives the user, not price.  There is no 
>> obligation to deliver Free Software at zero cost, nor to 
>> provide the source code at zero cost (though there is an 
>> obligation to provide the source code).
>>
>> Shane
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