Hi Marcello, On Tuesday 12 November 2002 10:06, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > I'm seeking the opinion of -legal regarding an issue I've > been discussing on another mailing list. It pertains the YAST > license as found in: > > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.1/COPYRIGHT.yast
This license made me install Debian. > The point of contention is whether or not redistribution of > SuSE Linux CDs is permitted by this license. My reading of > the above is as follows: this bit stablishes two modes of > redistribution, for charge and free of charge. If you want to > redistribute the program for charge, you have to get > permission from SuSE Linux. If you want to redistribute the > software free of charge, you have two options: FTP servers or > "mailboxes". Any other option is forbidden. That's how I understand it, too. OTOH, the GNU website only mentions that distribution for a fee is prohibited: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#NonFreeSoftwareLicense > [ the "mailboxes" thing is something that isn't clear to me > either. The original in German says "Mailboxen" IIRC, which > according to the dictionary sitting near my desk is not a > German word. They _might_ mean AOL-style distribution. ] "Mailbox" used to be a common German term for a BBS. cu, Thomas }:o{#
