[linux-audio-user] Free Music licenses: which to choose?

[Ian Bell]

On Sunday 29 Sep 2002 9:49 am, Frank Barknecht wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ian Bell hat gesagt: // Ian Bell wrote:
> > On Saturday 28 Sep 2002 3:42 pm, Frank Barknecht wrote:
> > > A license that prohibits (things like) commercial use or making money
> > > is not a "Free" license anymore.
> >
> > it is.  it is free as in 'freedom' to copy and redistribute.
>
> No, it is not free.
>
> I imposes a restriction on free redistribution: You are not allowed to
> redistribute and (&&) take money for it. This is a 'non-free'
> restriction according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines and the
> Open Source (tm) definition:

Not really.  He said 'making' money not 'taking' money.  Making money implies 
a profit and if I were a good lawyer I would argue that I could sell copies 
of his software at cost.

Ian