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Maybe "commercial software" is software where the rights of use and
conveyance for the recipient must be negotiated with respect to
commercial considerations (transfer of value in return).<br>
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Free software would not be commercial because the grant of use and
conveyance for the recipient does not require commercial
consideration.<br>
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It would be commercial software because restricted administration of
the rights of use and conveyance of software is the basis of
commerce for the rights holder.<br>
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Sam<br>
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On 15/03/11 09:35, Hugo Roy wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Le mardi 15 mars 2011 à 09:07 +0000, Alex Hudson a écrit :
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<pre wrap="">For me, software is commercial software if you enter into a
transaction
to obtain/use it.
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A transaction isn't always monetary. You can see a "contract" as a
transaction too. The GPL can be seen as a transaction too.
Plus, you can pay to get a copy of Free Software by paying. As RMS puts
it "Selling Free Software is OK!<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.htmlIguessitprovesthereisnopointinsaying">"
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
I guess it proves there is no point in saying "</a>commercial software" or
"non commercial software". To me, all software is commercial unless
forbidden (for instance, with creative commons non commercial, but
that'd be silly). And the GPL does not forbid commercial use.
Best,
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