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[Discuss] Profiting from GPL software



On 11/9/2015 8:27 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
> But if you count support contracts bundled with the software, it's a
> very different picture.  And since the support contract wouldn't exist
> without the underlying software, I think it's nitpicking to not count
> that.

It's not a nit-pick. It's the very point of the argument. If you can't 
make a profit from GPL software without tying it to some form of added 
value service then it proves my point: you can't make a profit from 
selling GPL software. The profit comes from the added value services.

-- 
Rich P.



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