Greetings all: I have found my self in the uneviable position of having to defend SuSE licensing requirements vis a vis FSF and OSI to members of our lug. It did not start out this way rather a general discussion on GLP licensing requirements, then the SuSE slamming started and I got caught in the middle. Not smart. At this time there is one simple question that I have. Given the following: Yast copyright.english: 3. Dissemination It is forbidden to reproduce or distribute data carriers which have been reproduced without authorization for payment without the prior written consent of SuSE GmbH or SuSE Linux. Distribution of the YaST 2 programme, its sources, whether amended or unamended in full or in part thereof, and the works derived thereof for a charge require the prior written consent of SuSE GmbH. Is it permissable to copy purchased ISO's for redistribution to LUG members for a nominal handling fee? (eg: the price or the CD ) My reading of the above is that there is no issue at all as the fee is only applied to modified versions of YAST2 and derivative products ie: re-engineered products. However, what has been the interpretation and acceptable practice in the past wrt to SuSE's position or interpretation of the above. Best and thanks Chris H.
It's not FSF's definition of free software (yast2 that is) because you can't modify and resell it. So you will most likely never convince them of anything..even the sky being blue. I read an article today where RMS slammed Unitied Linux and associated the whole thing with what Ransom Love and Caldera do..he didn't even read SuSE's stance on it. I think 9-10 the FSF guys are the worst fundamentalist part of the who Open Source community. :( * Chris Herrnberger (chris123@magma.ca) [020613 17:55]: ::Greetings all: :: ::I have found my self in the uneviable position of having to defend SuSE ::licensing requirements vis a vis FSF and OSI to members of our lug. It did ::not start out this way rather a general discussion on GLP licensing ::requirements, then the SuSE slamming started and I got caught in the middle. ::Not smart. :: ::At this time there is one simple question that I have. Given the following: :: ::Yast copyright.english: :: ::3. Dissemination :: ::It is forbidden to reproduce or distribute data carriers which have ::been reproduced without authorization for payment without the prior ::written consent of SuSE GmbH or SuSE Linux. Distribution of ::the YaST 2 programme, its sources, whether amended or unamended in ::full or in part thereof, and the works derived thereof for a charge ::require the prior written consent of SuSE GmbH. :: ::Is it permissable to copy purchased ISO's for redistribution to LUG members ::for a nominal handling fee? (eg: the price or the CD ) :: ::My reading of the above is that there is no issue at all as the fee is only ::applied to modified versions of YAST2 and derivative products ie: ::re-engineered products. However, what has been the interpretation and ::acceptable practice in the past wrt to SuSE's position or interpretation of ::the above. -=Ben --=====-----=====-- mailto:ben@whack.org --=====-- If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. -GC --=====-----=====--
* Chris Herrnberger (chris123@magma.ca) [020613 17:46]:
Is it permissable to copy purchased ISO's for redistribution to LUG members for a nominal handling fee? (eg: the price or the CD )
That's how it's always been interpreted in the past, so yes. That's not the case for the pay series though. -- -ckm
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