Re: [expert] Re: 6.1 packaging error

[Arandir]

On Fri, 01 Oct 1999, Ron Stodden wrote:
> Gordon von Miller wrote:
> 
> > Does StarOffice come with Mandrake 6.1?
> 
> Definitely not!   Star Office, while free of charge, is not GPL or Free 
> Software.  The license that comes with it prohibits redistribution.    
> The only place to get it is from Sun (and be recorded in the process).
> 
> http://www.sun.com

The fact that StarOffice is not GPL or Free has nothing to do with the fact that
it can't be redistributed. Mandrake 6.0 did include it. The fact (?) that it is
not in Mandrake 6.1 is probably due to Sun's recent acquisition, and Mandrake
hasn't had time yet to negotiate for it's inclusion.

-- 
Arandir...
_______________________________
<http://www.meer.net/~arandir/>