Re: [Freedos-user] Concerned about a site...
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 4:55 PM, someone wrote: > Is the way freedos is being used here legal, or have I discovered an abuse? Perfectly legal. All the GPL requires folks using GPLed software to do is provide the sources for the software upon request. There is nothing that says they can't *charge* for it. What you are paying for here is the solution offered, and the time, expertise, and labor required to put it together and provide it. You might be able to do the same thing yourself, but it would take you a fair bit of time and trouble to learn how and collect and setup the needed parts. (And you might not have the time: you may need the fix *now*.) What value do you place on your own time? I value mine highly enough I might well pay for something like this. __ Dennis https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Concerned about a site...
> Problem I see is, the OS used is freedos and the disc costs $34.95 to > activate. [...] Is the way freedos is being used here legal, or have I > discovered an abuse? If they provide all required sources (ie of GPL- or similarly-licensed programs) along with their discs, it is legal. Free software can be sold legally. regards, CM -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Concerned about a site...
Op 9-4-2012 22:55, someone schreef: > There is a site that is putting out a bootable CD that allows you to > reset NT passwords. Problem I see is, the OS used is freedos and the > disc costs $34.95 to activate. I don't think they are charging for > freedos, but there is a free Linux based password reset available if > you google some more. > > http://www.password-reset.com/ > > Is the way freedos is being used here legal, or have I discovered an abuse? Perfectly legal, though they're required to provide sourcecode for all GPL components to clients on request. Motherboard vendors often also have a driver CD with FreeDOS included. It tends to be for doing DOS-based system firmware updates. -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
