> Plus it seems extra presumptuous to claim some kind of inherent right to profit off derivative works of my software. You can only distribute derivative works

> Plus it seems extra presumptuous to claim some kind of inherent right to profit off derivative works of my software. You can only distribute derivative works of it at all because I've granted you a license. Sure, but one's choice of the GPL has signalled that one wishes that others be permitted the freedom to build upon the work and do as they wish [0] with their additions -as well as the original work- just so long as they -upon request- distribute the original and their additions to folks who have received the binaries. [0] This includes charging for access to compiled versions of the software, access to support and documentation, etc. etc. etc. [1] [1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html