On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 03:32:34PM -0400, Joseph Apuzzo wrote: > Please note that when you install and use OpenSUSE you are giving up certain > user "rights" that GNU/Linux grants you under the GPL: > > it goes on and on! > > So "User be aware", if you think of using this as a server platform for a > business. > Novel's partner is still Microsoft, who has the longest EULA known. > > Thus I will learn it and delete the VM when I'm done. > Long live Ubuntu and Debian!
I think this is not entirely a true statement.
Novell cannot (and say as much) remove rights from you on GPL software
or software they have not developed. They do not own the sw.
What they CAN do is restrict your rights to Novell-developed software
not licensed under the GPL. This means if their installer is binary
only, etc, it falls under this license if not licensed otherwise.
So, while this is a commercial license and that's galling, this does not
restrict your rights with regards to any GPL (or BSD) software in
OpenSuse.
I have no argument with your decision to not use it because it contains
non-free components, however :)
-m
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