Re: GPL Mere Aggregation question

[rjack]

Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>    Just after some straight answers... The company selling a
>    commercial license to the GPL software is obviously motivated to
>    sell me one, as opposed to help clarify the GPL.
>
> What do you mean with a commercial license? The GPL is after all also
> a commercial license.  Is this license incompatible with the GPL?
> Maybe you could get a deal on a license that is compatible with the
> GPL from this company.
>
>    Also, are there lawyers that deal with this sort of thing
>    specifically?
>
> Yes, copyright lawyers.
>
>    It seems quite difficult to get straight answers on what exactly
>    is/isn't ok with the GPL...
>
> Try reading the license, it is very clear even for non-lawyer people.


> What do you mean with a commercial license? The GPL is after all also
> a commercial license.


Hmmmmm. . . . . .
http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/dcm.html

Yeah. . . real profit motive here.