Privacy Policy
Is it ok to charge for Free Software?
Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price. You should think of 'free' as in 'freedom', not as in 'free beer'. When developers release Free Software, they choose to give you a number of rights. Most importantly, you are given the freedom to run the program, for any purpose you wish. This is a huge difference with typical proprietary software licenses.
The GPL is a widely used Free Software license, written by the GNU project. The GPL does not prohibit selling the software. Quite the contrary: the GPL explicitly allows people to charge for the software.
Some GPL programs are free of charge, others require you to pay -- but in both cases, they are Free Software. Because in the English language, the word 'free' has different meanings, many people believe that all Free Software software must be free of charge. This is however not the intention of the Free Software Movement.
Developing quality software costs time and money. By buying commercial GPL applications from the original developers, you support the Free Software Movement.
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