Quoting Dudley F. Ca�as ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > ok thanks for the reply :)
Specifically, those CDs contain numerous proprietary packages that are not lawfully redistributable. The regular Red Hat 3-CD set (referring, here, to _standard_ Red Hat, not RHAS) _also_ contains at least one proprietary package: the one containing pine and pico. University of Washington, the copyright holder, quite a while ago changed the licence to one that doesn't permit distribution of modified versions. Thus, proprietary.[1] However, it's still perfectly lawful to distribute UNmodified versions, which is what Red Hat does. Thus, you're breaking no copyright laws in duplicating and handing out RH CD-ROM sets. So, the problem with duplicating RHAS is not that RHAS contains proprietary software, but rather that it contains _non-redistributable_ proprietary software. [1] As noted earlier, the main practical consequence of this is that, if the owners cease maintaining the project, nobody else has the legal right to take over, and the project will (effectively) die. -- Cheers, Always remember: Clones are people two! Rick Moen [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
