Re: and visual library once again

[Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)]

In article <1129891429.987102.321970@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Steve Whalen" <SteveWhalen001@hotmail.com> writes:
> Larry Kilgallen wrote:
>> In article <1129861178.782874.87870@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "Steve Whalen" <SteveWhalen001@hotmail.com> writes:
> ...
>> > But it is important to remind anyone asking such a question that they
>> > can sell the program ONLY if they give a copy of the source code to the
>> > customer they sell it to (including the right of that customer to give
>> > the source and binary to anyone else they want per the GPL).
> ...
>>
>> It is not a problem for anyone who actually sells their software.
>>
>> It is a problem for those who follow the customary practice of
>> Microsoft, Symantec, Computer Associates and actually _license_
>> their software rather than selling it.
> 
> OK, I'll bite.  Why does it matter whether a programmer "licenses" a
> program to customers or "sells" it?

If you "sell" a program, the customer can make copies and "sell" it
to others.  If you "license" software, like both GPL adherents and
Microsoft do, the recipient can only make use of the software within
boundaries stipulated by the license.