On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Seth David Schoen wrote: > You might be forgetting that the product called "Corel Linux" is a > collection of software containing both proprietary software _and_ free > software. Because this collection contains proprietary software from > Corel, you do not have the legal right to redistribute it without > Corel's permission.
Good point; I DO have the legal right to distribute the parts of it that ARE free. > Corel probably _would_ consider people redistributing their proprietary > software without their permission "illegal", "immoral", or "against their > rules". ...and good for them... > > The GPL says that > > In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program > with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of > a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under > the scope of this License. > > Corel Linux is an aggregation of software from several sources, including > Debian and Corel. Not all of this software is covered by the GPL, or even > by any free software license. For this reason, and this reason only, Corel > might object to redistribution of the entire project. > > There is no indication anywhere, in the Corel Linux EULA or in any statement > from Corel, that Corel objects to the free and unlimited redistribtion of the > portions of Corel Linux that are free software. So let's see what happens if we create a Corel Linux workalike by: A: Downloading Corel Linux B: Ripping out all the non-free software parts and C: Replacing them. then... D: Publicizing this heavily. -- = Jon "Caspian" Blank, right-brained computer programmer at large = .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | Freelance coder and Unix geek / Founder, The Web Union (twu.net) | | Information wants to be free! Visit www.gnu.org. | | WANTED: Writers who share the GNU philosophy. www.forsmarties.net. | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://caspian.twu.net | | Send a short message to my cell phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | `--------------------------------------------------------------------'
