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minus-squarebarryameltonarrow-up6arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkYou can sell GPL code. Even if you aren’t the author. What you must do is share the code with those customers though.
minus-squarejackpotarrow-up8arrow-down2·9 months agolinkfedilinkyou cant sell othwrs ans then close source which is what they did to my knowledge
minus-squareboyiarrow-up1arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkOpen source can be sold/commercialised. I think you’re confusing between FOSS and open source.
minus-squarelabbbbarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agolinkfedilinkFOSS and open source is the same thing
minus-squarebarryameltonarrow-up1arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkYou perfectly can sell GPL code. And you can double-license yourself (provided that you are the copyright holder) as GPL and a privative license. A lot of companies do that, legally and correctly.
You can sell GPL code. Even if you aren’t the author. What you must do is share the code with those customers though.
you cant sell othwrs ans then close source which is what they did to my knowledge
Open source can be sold/commercialised. I think you’re confusing between FOSS and open source.
FOSS and open source is the same thing
You perfectly can sell GPL code. And you can double-license yourself (provided that you are the copyright holder) as GPL and a privative license. A lot of companies do that, legally and correctly.