if the license is GPL you can give away the source and sell binaries. you can even restrict giving the source to those that buy your binaries.
red hat is doing that.
the only limitation is that you can't prevent anyone who has the source from building it themselves and giving away those binaries. but most people who do pay for the binaries won't do that. so whether this strategy works depends on who is your target audience.
if you are targeting developers you probably won't sell much. but other audiences may be fine. i don't know.
red hat is doing that.
the only limitation is that you can't prevent anyone who has the source from building it themselves and giving away those binaries. but most people who do pay for the binaries won't do that. so whether this strategy works depends on who is your target audience.
if you are targeting developers you probably won't sell much. but other audiences may be fine. i don't know.