Can I sell fedora?

[Scott Talbot]

On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 14:33 -0400, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 11:58, Erik Hemdal wrote:
> > >
> > 
> > As I understand the GPL, the answer is no.  One can't sell GPL software
> > for whatever one wants, one can only recover the cost of distributing
> > media, etc.  You can argue that it costs $100 to burn a CD in your
> > country (maybe your ISP charges by the mile and electricity is very
> > expensive) but it seems dubious from here.  Your (the OP) own messages
> > indicate that you know a $100 price is inflated.
> 
> Actually the GPL says the following:
> 
> "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and
> you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee."
> 
> 
> It does not say how much of a fee you can charge for the act of
> transferring a copy.  
> 
> IANAL (as so many on this list have already said), it appears you can
> charge what ever you like to transfer a copy to someone.  However, the
> scheme you are cooking up does appear to trip the scam meter.  
> 
> -- 
> Scot L. Harris
> webid at cfl.rr.com
> 
> He who laughs last didn't get the joke. 
> 
	Add to this whatever the tax laws are 'cause I'd just bet they'd 
have a field day with this!

Scott