On 6 Apr 2001, Vox wrote:
> I am not sure at this time, it's been a while since last time I touched
> a SuSe install, but..their license for YAST/YAST2 says (used to say?) that you
> can't do multiple installs from the same CD...you actually have (had?) to dld
> an image for each install or buy a boxed set for each box....this is the #1
> reason why I never liked SuSe and never plan on touching it....I'm all for
Their current license is from 1998 and it definitely does allow multiple
installations from one CD. However, you may not copy and distribute the
installation media without permission (which e.g. my University has).
The restriction is not nice, but it is not really an argument to pursuade
the management.
> companies making money, but I hate restrictions like that. As a matter of
> fact, that's the main reason why my LUG doesn't use SuSe (2 of the 3 people
> that take decisions in the LUG use SuSe) during installfests or for the CDs we
> give away.
Interesting. Our LUG always used SuSE for installfests, because they send us
free up-to-date 'evaluation' CDs and at least once cheap (5 Euro) shrink-wrap
boxes of the previous version.
We thought about using Mandrake, but iirc there was no one who could organize
free CDs or even printed manuals...
Arnd <><
