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[Discuss] Profiting from GPL software



On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 22:41:13 -0500, Rich Pieri wrote:
> On 11/9/2015 10:02 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
>> But in this case, the service is very tightly coupled with the
>> software.  I just don't see why the distinction matters.
>
> It matters because consumers as a rule don't buy annual support
> contracts on commodity home routers.

No, but they buy commodity home routers, so loading them with GPL
software is another way to "sell" the software.
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