I'm pretty sure that OpenManage is free with any Dell server. I don't know
the specifics of the GPL and what is/isn't legal. We use open manage at
work, I'll see if we have this portion.

Jeff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 17:35
Subject: [rrd-users] Re: Dell Openmanage Network Manage integrates rrdtool


> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I think the real problem is/will be that the software is for sale
> > commercially, and that it has integrated a GPL piece of code.
> >
>
> That is not necessarily a problem.  If they are willing to follow the
> terms of the GPL (release changes, provide source, etc) then for the
> most part all is well.  The GPL will only affect their own software if
> they actually link rrdtool into the java code somehow.  I suspect they
> just exec rrdtool on some rrd files to get around this.
>
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