Paid version of GNUCash

[Jhonnatan Perkins]

Michael is right about what he said.

I might like to add, that if, I recall correctly, you'd also have to provide
source code on the CD in order to comply with the GNU license, or at least
give an URL pointing to an available download of it.

It's obvious that many people would feel like Jhon (I used to) about others
selling CDs and DVDs in eBay or whatever and making profit out of open
source (even worser, when they do with commercial software aka piracy!!!),
but let's just be happy that bandwidth availability is becoming bigger and
bigger in all countries so, the time will come when
1. People won't have to pay for an "internet hour".
2. Non-geeks will get more proficient on subjects as what they can get by
means of internet and the power of a search engine.

So hopefully, in the future, no matter your knowledge of technology and
computers, people wanting to try GNUCash will just know how to reach the
download link in the main site, that's my point ;)

And to Shenbaga, I think in order not to have doubts about a given software
and its terms, a quick look at the official page will give you the info you
need, and not based on rumors.

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Mike or Penny Novack <
stepbystepfarm at mtdata.com> wrote:

>
>  Hi
>>> I heard that there is a paid version of GNUCash which is not free and has
>>> addiitonal features. I just want to confirm if there is any such version
>>> or
>>> it is just a rumour.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> No, Gnucash is free (as in speech) software licensed under the Gnu Public
>> License. There is no dual-licensing scheme.
>>
>> There are some eBay sellers who bundle up Gnucash on a CD and sell it for
>> around $10. Many of them are less than honest about whose work it is that
>> they're selling. It's possible, of course, that they've added features.
>> Unlikely, but possible.
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>>
>>
>>
> The fact that it is "free software" refers to the license. There is no
> prohibition of anybody selling you a copy on medium. Even the free software
> project team isn't obligated to make anything available gratis (free
> download). The "free software" concept technically specifies "available on
> standard medium for a reasonable fee" (for on medium) and these days the
> typical fee for that service (download, burn to medium, and send it to you)
> is around $5 from most places that offer that service. For example, even
> when software is available for free download some of us couldn't do that
> from home as the necessary bandwidth not available. So my choices would be
> wait till a day that a nearby library is open or if I wanted it NOW, drive a
> longer distance to a larger town where free bandwidth available every day.
> And before we had laptops here we used "burn to CD for you" services.
>
> There's no prohibition of them charging whatever the traffic would bear BUT
> that's the point of  the "free software" license.  Anybody trying to charge
>  excessively for "on medium" would be undercut by somebody else doing it
> cheaper.
>
> NOTES:
>
> 1) They wouldn't have had to add features to GnuCash itself. Could be other
> things on the CD too.
> 2) Just because the SOFTWARE is free doesn't mean somebody couldn't write a
> "user guide", imagine "GnuCash for Dummies" and THAT wouldn't have to be
> free.
>
> PS: Sorry but I'm unable to provide supporting quotes. I once had collected
> the original "free software" discussions (the founding of the "free
> software" movement) but these did not survive the fire.
>
> Michael
>
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