I may be wrong--Jouke probably knows the situation far better--but it seems like the GPL license will only solve one of his problems; namely, it will prevent the program from being sold to the loss of those who can't afford it.

What it won't do is solve the problem of distribution. Because of his intended target, he can't just put the project up on sourceforge and expect the people who need it to find it. That leaves just word-of-mouth, which is slow, or the person Jouke mentioned. The person will probably spread the news faster and further if motivated. If he wants to help people, then the GPL should solve problems without introducing new ones. But if the person is only motivated by money (which I suspect, given that the chatterbox was inconclusive), then the problem may not be solved.

And no, I don't have any ideas. :(

In reply to (kudra: Distribution a problem too?) Re(2): Licensing your software by kudra
in thread Licensing your software by Jouke

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