AFAIK & AFAICR SuSE have neve put their ISOs on ftp servers. They have in the past put the LIVE Eval! version of their distro on "free" CDs & DVDs on the covers of computer mags.
But, hey, I stand to be corrected. :-) Paul Hornshaw > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 06:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Yast going GPL > > > Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > So there is nothing to stop us using it for an installfest? > > > > There has never been anything which disallowed you to use suse at an > > installfest (other than perhaps the content of your head ;) ). > > > > Anyone is free to copy until their burners go up in smoke. Dito for > > putting it on servers for download. Has never been any > different, and > > I've said that several times before on this list too. > > If people are free to put it on mirrors why does no one stick > up the ISO's? > I've never seen a mirror with SUSE ISO's? > > Chad > > > > > > If suse isn't on the uni ftp server, than that has > absolutely nothing > > to do with suse. > > > > > What I mean is, are we allowed to burn off 30 copies sell them for > > > $5/disk (to cover costs) and install them on all comers PCs? > > > > That depends. It "requires written permission". As noone > here ever had > > the idea to ask, we don't know. I have heard they're quite > friendly to > > user groups and have even supplied free boxes(!) in the past (though > > they may have been one version back and I doubt they'll > ship to NZ). In > > practice, I am also dead certain that they couldn't give a > damn about > > anything non-commercial, i.e. user groups charging five bucks. One > > would hope they have better things to do (and I haven't > heard of a case > > where suse actually got into some action, no doubt /.&Co would have > > been frothing if that had happened). Plus, there are many > ways around > > that - sell blanks, then copy. You'll need the updates > anyway - ok, the > > update CD is five bucks, the distro CD is free (and it's 3-7 CDs > > anyway, or 1-2 DVDs). Use your imagination but stop > whinging (and it's > > a non-issue soon anyway). > > > > Personally I supply copies of any suse version (and I won't > be out of > > pocket). (And it's an excellent distro, but that's a > different topic, > > and the 64bit version is dirt cheap.) > > > > > There may be problems with other SuSE developed software. > > > > FUD + BS. There are many good pieces of GPL software by @suse.com > > authors on the distro, and if other distros didn't pick > them up because > > of stubborn political blindness then that's for their bad. > > > > > Is anyone able to please consider running a Suse demo for > a CLUG meeting? > > > > Yep, no problem (other than perhaps the date). > > > > Volker
