[l2h] latex2html non-free?

[Roland Stigge]

Hi Henk,

On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 15:27, Henk Uijterwaal (RIPE-NCC) wrote:
> > The difference is that many distributions are not sold just for a
> > nominal fee but for profit, like SuSE or RedHat.
>
> I still don't get it:
> 
> * Debian considers the GPL a free license.  The GPL allows people to
>   charge for the costs of making a copy.
> 
> * The statement above allows people to charge for the cost of making a
>   copy.
> 
> What is the problem?

The problem is: "No fees or compensation are charged for use, copies, or
access to this software.". In contrary, the GPL allows this, and we also
actually require it for the mentioned reasons.

bye,
  Roland
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