Couldn't agree more (although I ache the loss of a potentially good case :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Orna Agmon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:54 PM > To: RAVIA > Cc: 'Maor Meir'; 'Shachar Shemesh'; 'Haifux' > Subject: RE: [Haifux] CD logos > > > > > On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Haim Ravia wrote: > > > Read the Red Hat FAQs. > > > > /me is reading the FAQ. > > There is nothing unclear about this: The updates CD is not > the problem: it is the three RH cds. We, in this case > hamakor, which is the legal body, is selling CDs, and getting > money. It does not matter that we get little money for it. We > are re-distributing RH, with their trademark, which is what > is important here. The code is here to redistribute. But they > do not let us re-distribute the RED HAT ITSELF. > > So we can: > > 1. replace the red hats (e.g. pink tie linux, or ourselves) > In this case, the updates CD will be fine as it is. > > 2. choose another distro. At this point in time, it would be > a headache with the updates. > > 3.Break the law. I do not think this is a good option. This > is like when Moore declared that the DVD of "Revolution OS" > will be distributed un-coded (without CSS), and somebody > jumped and said: I can burn it, does anybody want a copy". > > I think we, of all people, should be able to play along, and > prove that you can make money from free software. If people > insist on getting the RED HAT trademark, when they can have > the source, then RED HAT deserve the money. Their trade mark > is the one which has earned that. And we are not here to steal it. > > Not covering my behind, > > Orna. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
