Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > and i think this applies to all products that can be found in > http://www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/index.html (personal > edition and up). although i have heard of something like the gentoo startup > cd that can be used for evaluation or something.
I have all of this explained at http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/linux-info/suse-product-strategy . In the case of the retail boxed-set editions, the issue isn't YaST/YaST2 or even the proprietary included contents _per se_. Proprietary just mean software whose terms don't satisfy the Open Source Definition, but many proprietary packages may be freely redistributed. For example, the pine/pico package has proprietary licence terms, yet is lawful to redistribute in most circumstances. The issue, rather, is third-party value-add packages that are not only proprietary but whose terms don't include redistribution rights. SuSE 8.1 Professional Edition's 7-CD set includes quite a few such packages, if memory serves. -- Cheers, There are only 10 types of people in this world -- Rick Moen those who understand binary arithmetic and those who don't. [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]
