| > > I think this goes against the GNU Public License.
>
> Not clearly. Selling GPL software is perfectly legal, as
> long as you leave the license unspoiled and provide the
way
> to download the sources. This is the biggest probleme
here:
> no reference to the license in the selling page, nor to
the
> original program name. (And I don't want to spoil $4 to
> check that)
>
> Ebay Recordable Media policy is not very clear:
> <http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/recordable.html>
>
> "The following are examples of items that may not be
listed
> on eBay:
> (..)
> Compilation of 500 "freeware" and "shareware" programs on
> one CD-R
> "
>
> Nothing is said about GPL programs. I guess the Ebay's
> strategy is not to offend big players (Adobe, MS), but in
> the other hand they just don't give a damn about people
> selling "free" material, even without telling it.
>
EBay probably considers GPL programs freeware. | |