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Why? You can sell Free Software. The FSF states that in their FAQ(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gp
by cube13 15y ago
Why? You can sell Free Software. The FSF states that in their FAQ(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMone...). There is absolutely nothing wrong with charging for Growl.
- jey 15y agoIt's a non-sequitur to claim that free software "wouldn't exist" unless they charged for it. Programmers can (and often do) contribute to open source software without getting paid for it.
- kennu 15y agoThen again, if nobody maintains a current version that's compatible with the latest OSX and provides automatic updates, you can say that the product "dies off" even if the source code is still out there.