> Am Freitag, 12. September 2003, 03:15:18 Uhr MET, schrieb Duncan: > > On Thu 11 Sep 2003 23:50, Svetoslav Slavtchev posted as excerpted below: > > > i still disslike SuSE, because they use closed installer, > > > and there are no free install CD, and i think i would have > > > similer impression from Mandrake. > > > If I'm not mistaken, they DO publish source, but it's not GPL > > compatible due to a caveat -- you can make mods and distribute as > > you wish, BUT ONLY FOR FREE AS IN GRATIS, you can't distribute > > versions for which you charge. Thus, it's deliberately not > > commercially viable to use their installer as the basis for another > > distrib, in ordered to keep commercial competition down, but if one > > doesn't charge for it, one could do it, and one is free to do it for > > their own or company use free of distribution charge, in any case. > > > That's as I've seen it explained, anyway. I haven't bothered to go > > look at it first hand and see, so it's QUITE possible I have it all > > wrong. If so, a correction would indeed be appreciated. > > You're absolutely right, that's the licence of yast2 in plain english. > This is the reason that disqualifies SuSE for me and others, as it's > NOT free software, they restrict your freedom too much to make it > usable for stuff like a special purpose distribution.
or in order to try it, you have to pay or make a net install (which for some i-net connection is not a choice, or even on dsl you need 2-3 hours for download only) and beside that i hate SuSE.config(it messes everything all arround) and ...... (ok not starting a war :) ) i just wanted to say that , potential customers could be drown away, svetljo -- COMPUTERBILD 15/03: Premium-e-mail-Dienste im Test -------------------------------------------------- 1. GMX TopMail - Platz 1 und Testsieger! 2. GMX ProMail - Platz 2 und Preis-Qualit�tssieger! 3. Arcor - 4. web.de - 5. T-Online - 6. freenet.de - 7. daybyday - 8. e-Post
