[l2h] latex2html non-free?

[Chris Page]

Henk Uijterwaal (RIPE-NCC) wrote:
> Roland,
> 
> 
>>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 GPL does not place any restrictions on the amount you can charge for 
distribution (really, go check it, no "media only" clause in there). The 
L2H license does. debian can be sold for profit (as can any other 
distro, and frequently are) but the clause in the l2h license would 
prevent you from distributing it for profit. Most distros are less.. 
stringent than debian about licensing, they may distribute it anyway, 
debian won't.

chris