[90207] in Cypherpunks
Re: PGPsdk is now free for non-commercial use
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lucky Green)
Sun Nov 16 22:18:46 1997
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 18:53:28 -0800
To: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@algebra.com
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19971116182556.0072fe08@popd.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
At 06:25 PM 11/16/97 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
>I'm pleased to see PGP Inc. permitting development of freeware,
>but at leased from a first reading of the license,
>it's a _really_ restrictive definition of "freeware" -
>not only does the software have to be free, but it can only be used
>in extremely restrictively non-commercial activities.
The idea is simple: you make money from software that costs the authors
lots of money to develop or use their software in a business environment
(=to make money), you have to pay the people that spent time, effort, and,
yes, money, on making it happen.
Sounds reasonable to me.
-- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred
"I do believe that where there is a choice only between cowardice and
violence, I would advise violence." Mahatma Gandhi
