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Free Software Foundation

Many people ask, "Can you sell free software?" The answer is "Yes, the GPL allows everyone to do this. The right to sell copies is part of the definition of free software." Read the full answer at u.fsf.org/3kq #GNUGPLFAQ

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bgtlover

@fsf if you can sell the software, but you can't prevent people from redistributing it for free, what are you selling instead? just the cpu cycles required to compile the program from source? this part I never understood properly, not that I intend to make money from gpl programs anyway, but still

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