Ebay user selling Audacity??

Miklagard · Post by **Miklagard** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:38 pm

WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE???

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Mixer-Music-R ... 837wt_1212
If the link stops working, I can explain. Basically, this ebay user jimmyb1901 is selling what looks to be the audacity program for profit. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there something legally amiss with doing this? I'm not educated in the ways with legal business, nor do I have the terms and conditions of audacity, but I'm pretty sure that taking someone's program and selling it themselves for profit is wrong.
Can someone shed some light on this?

Post by **kozikowski** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:27 pm

There is nothing preventing someone from changing something very slightly or providing enhancements and selling an open source program for profit. Red Hat Software made a lot of money doing that.

There are restrictions and you'd need to read the Open Source documentation to figure out what they are.

Koz

Post by **kozikowski** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:31 pm

It does impact the forum only in that some paid people show up with problems demanding that we fix the program they paid good money for.

If we can't fix their problem (the elves will fix anything) we have no choice but to refer them to their supplier.

Koz

Post by **steve** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:37 am

It's not illegal, but in my opinion it's immoral.
If the Catholics are right he'll get a warm reception in the end.

Miklagard · Post by **Miklagard** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:34 pm

Yes, I later read the bottom and it is in fact illegal. And I thought the same thing. It is kind of a dick move in my opinion.
I feel better now

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