Daniel Secareanu wrote:
Okies, here's my short comment on this issue:
1. Berni, you work for non profits, so do I. The license says:
"You may make and use unlimited copies of the Software for Your
distribution and use within Your Organization."
I say: Get someone from that non profit to download OpenSUSE for use
within their organization. You will provide the additional value added
services that will allow them to make proper use of OpenSUSE. It's a
simple business model that I realize you guys have failed to think of.
In my opinion it falls very nicely under the license quoted below. I
will do the same for my non profits. Stop whining and think.
Novell and everyone here have invested a lot in OpenSuSE, and have
placed the distribution boundary as described in the whole document. You
should respect that.
Why would you provide OpenSUSE as part of your support if you provide it
freely? If you provided it freely anyways, why would you care if it's
you downloading the software and distributing it within that
organization or is someone from that organization doing it within the
legal boundaries of that organization? You offer your
installation/support service anyway and charge for it and this part
doesn't change regardless of the way that OpenSUSE reaches within that
organization.
I do care, and just seem to have more consideration for Novell and their
terms. I wish you good luck with your approach.
And another one: If you wanna make Novell/SUSE part of your business,
benefit from its branding and from its added value, simply become an
authorized Novell Business Partner. This will allow you to use the
Novell/SUSE brand and also to re-sell it.
A point well made. Novell partnering is 1500EUR+VAT. My turnover can not
tolerate that kind of investment so its not an option.
Berni
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