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Re: Octave fior Android Requires Payment


From: Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
Subject: Re: Octave fior Android Requires Payment
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 16:58:08 -0400

On Mon, 2014-05-19 at 12:42 -0700, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
> On 05/19/14 12:24, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:

> The Octave app was listed as a free app until I installed it and was
> surprised by the requirement for payment.

I believe this may be a misunderstanding of the word "free". It
doesn't mean gratis in this context. It simply means you are free to
recompile it yourself and not pay, if that's what you want to do.

> If the app had been listed as $10 to cover distrubution costs, I most 
> likely would have purchased it.

Anyone is allowed to sell a GPL'ed program for as much as they want,
more than just distribution costs. In this case, I think the 10 USD
can reasonably cover Corbin's work on this, not just distribution
costs.

> Now, NO.

Why so vociferous? What is the great offence that you have suffered?
Do you feel deceived? Can this be remedied?

- Jordi G. H.





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