Sometime Today, Tushar Burman assembled some asciibets to say:
I said that, but I derive that from within the confines of the GPL. If the GPL said all that it does, plus allowed one to sell binary-only copies, it would be pretty stupid, since no one would bother paying, right?
Why? You could sell your source - at no extra charge. For example, I could decide that my package costs Rs.3000/- with or without the source.
If you want only the source, you pay Rs.3000/- If you want only the binary, you pay Rs.3000/- If you want both, you still pay only Rs.3000/-
If you have any one, you are entitled to get the other free of cost.
I still make Rs.3000/- for every copy that I sell, regardless of whether I sell source or binary or both.
The GPL allows this through the `no extra charge' clause.
Philip