>> On Wednesday February 12 2003 08:21 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: >> > This info is VERY useful for prep work on PLF DL's. You dont know >> > how many libraries are illegal in the US (DMCA laws) and can not be >> > DL through GURPMI for progs on PLF. pbone.net is great for this >> > since it gets around it. Rob >> >> US DMCA, and Europe and other parts of the world have their own >> similar laws and legal pitfalls, and it's never that cut an dried, >> black and white. Most OSS providers can't sholder the burden, even >> the slightest hint of exposure to legality questions over included >> software in their disros. Legal or not, right or wrong. The reality >> is even if they're in the right from the start, and eventually >> prevail, the legal costs of any challenge would bury them forever. >> >> Now what has this to do with lookin inside rpms? ..or rpmdrake? >> ....or with PLF or pbone.net ? Get around what?
If you re-read my info it states that due to legal issues you can not DL/install certain libaries, that are needed by some programs, via GURPMI. Pbone.net is great for this...they allow US to DL DMCA-illegal libraries. Rob
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