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On Wednesday 01 January 2003 03:43, Bogi wrote:
> Hi
> To clarify the situation:
> SuSe does contain non-free sotware along with a very large portion of
> gnu/free software.
to help carify it a bit further ;-) :
SuSe's licensing prohibits resale of YAST and YAST-based tools. here's a link
to the license for the curious:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.1/COPYRIGHT.yast
this does classify it as non-Free software, however, you can make copies of it
all you like. this does mean that you can buy/download one copy of SuSe and
install it as many times as you want. there is no restriction on putting it
up on your own FTP server, either.
SuSe also owns the copyrights on the ISO images they produce and they enforce
those copywrites, much like what Theo deRaadt does with the ISOs of OpenBSD.
in other words, SuSe's installer/config tool is freely redistributable, but
you can't charge for it. the rest of the OS is free, save for any add-ons you
may get on extra CDs when you buy the box set.
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Aaron J. Seigo
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler"
- Albert Einstein
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