Dear sir ,
We have noted your points .Thanks for your feed back.For some persons freedom
of software is looks like fun.When we lose total freedom then only we
understand the value of freedom. But FOSS is big community .it will take care
of every body's fun.Least bothered even if some body calls me stupid.I am
continuously getting good response. My new sub question ?
Is Red Hat Enterprise
Linux violates the fedora license Agreement (GPL) ? which is available
at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Licenses/License Agreement By its
trade marks policy available at
http://www.redhat.com/about/companyprofile/trademark/
Legally
Red Hat Enterprise Linux cannot Violates Fedora 9 (GPL) license .Red
hat is also user of fedora and has to continue same license in Red
Hat Enterprise Linux. It can ask the user to rename the
distribution if user modify and distribute. Red Hat cannot prohibit
the user to distribute unmodified versions. Red Hat cannot restrict
the user to distribute or redistribute unmodified versions for which
Fedora 9 license (GPL)permits. Red hat cannot force the community for
Rebuilds with other names of unmodified versions . If user modifies
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and modifies the Software, then User must
replace all images containing the " Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
trademark. Those images are in the Red hat -logos package. To our
information Centos does not modify anything accept removing "
Red Hat Enterprise Linux" trademark and logo files. Therefore
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Violates Fedora 9 (GPL license)Hope I get response
only on the subject.
M.S.Yatnatti
KPN UNLIMITED Corporate Office:No.18/6, Executive chambers, Cunningham Road,
Bangalore – 560052. WEBSITE WWW.KPNUNLIMITED.ORG
--- On Sat, 10/11/08, Mahesh T. Pai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Mahesh T. Pai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [ilugd] Is it illegal to redistribute RHEL? Open Letter To Linux
For You India
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008, 1:57 PM
"M.S.Yatnatti CEO KPN UNLIMITD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> comment.Is it any court has resolved this issue or FSF has resolved
> this issue or Copyright Holders have resolved this issue or Red hat
> has filed any case against redistributing the RHEL and has won the
> case .If it was resolved issue why Linux For You Magzine had published
> a resolved issue.Redhat it self could have provided this in its
> website.Please let me know any link or URL if you have come across
> anouncing that this issue is resolved by courts and FSF. M.S.Yatnatti
Let us consider three persons, Appu, Pappu and Babli. (all are
fictitious names).
Appu has created one painting, each beautiful and delightful. Appu
explicitly says that any body is free to modify and / or redistribute
the paintings so long as:-
0. The redistributor allows the person getting a copy to redistribute.
1. Modifications / modified copies should be clearly marked.
2. If modified copies are being distributed, there should be a pointer
to the original.
3. the person(s) receiving a copy is free is use it any way he wants.
And Millions of other artistes like Appu have created such images and
released on same terms.
Papu scans it on to a CD and distributes them. He calls the CD "Pappu
Ka CD".
Now, comes Babli. Babli says:-
<quote>
Is it any court has resolved this issue or Appu has resolved
this issue or Copyright Holders have resolved this issue or Pappu
has filed any case against redistributing the Pappu ka CD and has
won the case
</quote>
I am speechless.
Pappu can create the CD only because Appu and others have given
permission to copy and redistribute their Images. Appu and /or anybody
else cannot create a CD and call it "Pappu ka CD".
That is common sense.
You cannot steal other's property. That is commonsense, I mean, that
is the law. but some people do steal. Several are not caught. Several
of those who are caught, are not prosecuted. Several of those who are
prosecuted _and_ found guilty, are not punished. So??
Go ahead and steal?
--
Mahesh T. Pai || http://paivakil.blogspot.com
Encryption: A powerful algorithmic encoding
technique employed in the creation of
computer manuals.
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