--- Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 05:29:29AM -0700, Kenneth > Scharf wrote: > > I hope some shovelware cd makers will burn their > beta > > onto cdr and sell it for those of us without T1 > lines. > > I wonder if Corel will allow this... and I wonder > why I should use a system > which is not open source... > Probably most of Corel's linux distro IS GPL'ed. Since they also are an application vendor they might be tempted to include propritary SW on the same cd, but might opt to put such sw on a second cd (and mark that CD as NON-GPL) to make the issue clear. ALL of the other commerical cd vendors have their distro's on an ftp site for download, and one or two even provide the iso image file to make your own cd.
As far as using none open source sw, each individual must make up his own mind. I think that the os is the most important part of the system, and theirfore MUST be open source. As far as applications go, I would use (even pay for) a good non open source ap if it met my needs and there was no pratical reason to look under the hood. Wordperfect fits that description for me. ===== Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com