Use of software

[info]

well I thought that was right.
just had someone that doesn't know what they are talking about

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Matthew Miller wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 09:35:45AM -0500, info wrote:
> > I guess I didn't explain myself clear.......
> > Is the use of this software for commercial purposes legal?
> > Example: using it to advertise a small business with  web pages
> > email, domain,
>
> Oh my yes. In fact, the majority of the web runs on open source software.
>
> Software licensed under the GPL, one of the most common Free Software
> licenses, in fact _must not_ be limited in use -- someone making GPL'd
> software _can't_ say that it can't be used commercially.
>
> As an end user, you really don't need to worry about the license much at
> all. It's only when you start modifying and redistributing (in source or
> binary form) that you need to pay attention.
>
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