On 08/07/2022 17:48, Adam Williamson wrote:
That's not what that story says. It says you can't charge for
them.
Additionally, Microsoft says[1] the intent is not to stop F/OSS
developers from charging for their own software, but to stop others
passing off for a profit. I agree that the current proposed wording is
at least ambiguous, but it would seem reasonable to see if Microsoft
updates it as they say they will.
They dropped Krita. Check out Krita's developer comment[1].
A lot of OSS application uses Microsoft Store for donations. Now they
will be forced to become free or disappear from the Store. The GPL
doesn't prohibit selling if you provide the source code to customers.
[1]:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/vtxr9r/comment/ifb7hgk/
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Sincerely,
Vitaly Zaitsev (vitaly(a)easycoding.org)