-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Carlos E. R. wrote: > > The Tuesday 2006-12-26 at 11:38 -0500, Mike McMullin wrote: > >>> On Mon, 2006-12-25 at 16:05 +0000, John K Masters wrote: >>>> On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:00:14 +0100 (CET) >>>> "Carlos E. R." <> wrote: >>>>>> Perhaps some of us ought to sit down and write this stuff up for the >>>>>> openSuSE wiki, then people can be pointed to the site which will show >>>>>> them where to get faster and proven answers to the more common >>>>>> questions. >>>>> >>>>> I'm afraid it can't go there. Even explanations on how to bypass those >>>>> "limitations" can not go to the site where Novell is responsible and >>>>> could >>>>> be sued. At least, so I understood. >>> >>> Please note that I'm not complaining about Carlos' reply to me. He's >>> raised a valid concern and I'm trying to think of alternatives, >>> including a non-official site, user sponsored.
The alternative exists: http://opensuse-community.org > I didn't intend my remark as a rebuke or anything of the sort; I just > tried to mention an unfortunate (for us) fact, that Novell can not include > in their site (I suppose they are legally responsible somewhat for what > appears in the opensuse site) not only software bypassing licenses and > patents (even if questionable) of others, in order to enjoy a "full > multimedia experience", but even they can not include links nor > explanations on how to get that needed software. Part of it is already documented on http://opensuse-community.org > We may be angry or mad or distressed or whatever, but Novell can't do > otherwise: they could be sued. Even a threat to be sued can be damaging > for them, they are a USA company. That's my understanding; how do you say? > Ah, IANAL. > > So, that information has to go elsewhere. You mention another non official > site: that could be a possibility. That non-official site is here: http://opensuse-community.org Did I just mention it often enough that people finally have a look at it ? ;) cheers - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFkZA4r3NMWliFcXcRAuncAJ9WGr75oCT8VYeS9ml3ourYnEYumACguLIh fWUZOqnsoEGSzo78eRYnlpE= =WvYw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
