Is Selling Linux Evil?
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Not too ago, I stumbled onto a post that was created by a rather irate blogger who felt that Ubuntu was getting the shaft. Apparently someone had decided to "sell" Ubuntu CDs, with packaging, on eBay. In this article, I want to seriously examine what, if any, harm was done here.
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Getting upset when someone sells an open source product is beyond stupid. As long as trademark, copyright and other licensing requirements are being met, then there is no problem. One example is Open Office. Last time I checked, as long as you used approved marketing materials with approved logos, they couldnâ??t care less how much you sell their CDs for. Why? Obviously because it means one less copy of MS Office in the hands of the user, that's why! Full Story |
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