Hello people!
I have found a script that is released under the GNU/GPL license that I would like to provide to my customers free of charge. The people who wrote the script say that they dont want to limit it's use to GPL compatible applications only, thus they offer various licensing options. I thought that GPL software was free for everyone. Isn't the case?
Mike.

my understanding of the GPL is that it is more of an anti-liscence than a traditional liscence. It assures users that the code MUST be free or there is a breach of contract. It also states that if the code is used in other applications those applications must also be free

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html#SEC1

the various options might be for people who wish to use the code in a proprietary app

In essence the GPL says that if you create work including any GPL'd code then your application must be GPL'd than thus shipped as open source. Note GPL'd code does not HAVE to be free e.g. red hat. However the source code must be available for others to use.

What I object to is that including even the slightest bit of GPL code means your entire project must be GPL'd to... I have no objections to releasing the parts used and changed but the entire app I object to. Thats why I much prefer the LGPL which works in this way for libraries.