Many thanks for the clarifications.
[]'s
Alex
> Alex Hubner wrote:
> >
> > (...) COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR
> LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY
> PROHIBITED, UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY
> PERMITTED BY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT ACCOMPANYING SUCH SOFTWARE (...)
> >
> > But it doesn't say anything regarding hotfixes or patches.
>
> Which is the problem, there should be an explicit exception and
> there isn't.
>
>
> > Other companies (like Microsoft) have a very similar policy, but
> only a few says something about limiting the redistribution of
> fixes/patches.
>
> ResNet here is not allowed to redistribute Microsoft patches,
> unless blahblahblah.
>
>
> The only way I see to circumvent this is to distribute a
> batchfile which calls on wget to download the patches straight
> from the Macromedia website. (wget is freely redistributable so
> you can include it.) Additional benefit is that everybody who
> cares can see the source of the batchfile and verify it isn't
> trojaned.
>
Jochem
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