On Friday 26 September 2008 23:48:49 Alberto Passalacqua wrote:
The Novell brands don't prevent redistribution. They only don't allow you to change the product to something totally different and still call it OK. But the point of the licence where this is discussed was the one at the centre of the discussion on the "bad press" I think.
I don't think so, please read the linked LWN story. It was about the *license of a development release* including things like "prohibits redistribution for compensation and use in a production environment".
I don't buy the story of mirrors having problems, because they mirror exactly the same distributions that offer practically everything restricted.
So we want the media easier to be redistributed (as if now someone doesn't do that already...they even sell it online) on one hand to reach
Some mirrors and merchants violating current licenses is no reason that should make us stop to simplify our license. :-) Bye, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org