Re: NeoMCEdit fork with many new extensions

[Joseph Reagle <joseph 2011 reagle org>]

The first and third sentence aren't strictly true, see discussion here:

https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/177859/can-i-sell-forked-gpl-code/177860

In short, the GPL doesn't prohibit selling of source. It's just that no one might bother if they also get it 
for free.



On 21-06-15 18:53, slava zanko via mc wrote:
> You can't sell GPL-sources at all. No benefits can be an excuse. You may sell compiled bytecode (executable 
> files) but you must(MUST!) distribute source code for free ('free' means paymentless).
> Selling GPL sources violates GPL license.
>
> вт, 15 июн. 2021 г. в 21:07, Sebastian Gniazdowski via mc <mc gnome org <mailto:mc gnome org>>:
>
>     Hi,
>     I would like to share info about availability of a MC fork –
>     at neomcedit DOT software. There are many unique features added,
>     you might want to check it out.
>
>     As for the possible questions:
>
>     - Why aren't you sending patches to upstream?
>
>     I was, for ca.: 4 months, however all my feature-patches have been rejected.
>
>     - Why are you sending the info here?
>
>     Because there are many people on the list interested with anything
>     that is connected with MC, who may get inspired to work on upstream
>     sources or which may get neomcedit.
>
>     -- 
>     Sebastian Gniazdowski