Didn't think the license allowed that.
PostBox $40?
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Protoplasm
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PostBox $40?
How does Postbox get away with charging $40 if it's Mozilla based?
Didn't think the license allowed that.
Didn't think the license allowed that.
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Philip Chee
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Re: PostBox $40?
Protoplasm wrote:How does Postbox get away with charging $40 if it's Mozilla based?
Didn't think the license allowed that.
There are no restrictions in the MPL or GPL/LGPL on charging money for your product. Really. Ask RMS.
Phil
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Re: PostBox $40?
They have a free version with limited features by now, but I always feel bad when open-source development is utilized as a cheap basis for a commercial product (well, you can argue that the PostBox boss wrote a lot of that code himself, but I'm still disappointed that mscott went commercial...).
Btw: There is a dedicated PostBox thread, viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1085655
Btw: There is a dedicated PostBox thread, viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1085655
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Protoplasm
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Re: PostBox $40?
Agreed.
Plus $40 is fairly steep for a fully commercial email app, IMO! It should do magic for that.
Plus $40 is fairly steep for a fully commercial email app, IMO! It should do magic for that.
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