Unless I am mistaken, if SuSE has the linux kernel which is GPLed then the rest of the thing is under the GPL license. In that case then the answer to your question is a resounding YES!
Commercial distributors make money off of selling a packaged version that has all the SuSE labels and manuals and the software on both CD and DVD. They also gain by providing support for installations. This is the whole idea behind Free/Open Source Software as I understand it. On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 10:51, Ernest Byaruhanga wrote: > Victor van Reijswoud wrote the following on 06/06/2005 08:13 AM: > > Dear Friends, > > > > SuSE9.3 has arrived in the country. And again, this fast service > > was brought to you by the East African Center for Open Source > > Software in Nakawa. > > > > If there is someone to assist us with burning DVD's we can move > > fast and deliver them to the interested people. > > is suse 9.3 supposed to be duplicated and redistributed freely by > anyone? what does suse's license say? is this not illegal? how does > suse (and commercial distributors like Kym.net gain?) > > ernesto > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
