Westinghouse Sanctioned in Case Over Open Source
Open-source software developers convinced a federal judge to impose sanctions on Westinghouse Digital LLC, which was found to have violated an injunction against using free programming code for commercial gain.
In 1999, programmer Erik Andersen developed software and contributed it to an open-source computer program known as BusyBox. Open-source software can be freely distributed, as long as it is not sold commercially.
About a decade later, he and the Software Freedom Conservancy filed an action for copyright infringement against 14 companies, including Westinghouse Digital Electronics, Best Buy and Samsung, for allegedly distributing BusyBox code in products such as cameras, high-definition televisions and wireless routers.
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Lots of confusion and disinformation in that article. It's not illegal to "sell open source software for gain" - you can sell your GPL licensed software for however much you want. You simply have to comply with the terms of the GPL if you do so.