On 10/21/11 10:20 AM, "Les Mikesell" <lesmikes...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Johnny Hughes <joh...@centos.org> wrote: >>> >> They have created an optional channel in several of those groupings that >> is only accessible via RHN and they do not put those RPMS on any ISOs >> ... and they have completely changed their "Authorized Use Policy" so >> that we can NOT login to RHN and use anything that is not on a public >> FTP server or on an ISO set ... effectively cutting us off from the >> ability to check anything on the optional channel. > > I've never quite understood how anything containing any GPL-covered > code could have any redistribution/use restrictions added.
Agreed. Being that the GPL is more a distribution license than a use license, the legality of what RH is saying here is a little questionable. I'd honestly bring this up to the FSF for a clarification point. -- Gary L. Greene, Jr. Sr. Systems Administrator IT Operations, Minerva Networks Inc. Cell: (650) 704-6633
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