Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (245 mails)

["Claes Backstrom" <claes.backstrom@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 7, 2008 10:52 AM, Benji Weber <b.weber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 07/02/2008, Claes Backstrom <claes.backstrom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >  - we want to make the EULA _really_ simple in using only OSS, currently
> > >    the EULA (if you read it) forbids you to distribute copies of your
> > >    downloaded openSUSE - because of the non-oss software bundled
> >
> > This reason alone should tell everyone that the NON-OSS software have
> > to be removed from the OSS media.
>
> It's not quite that simple. Some non-free software allows
> redistribution, and some does not. Even the non-free version of java
> allows redistribution.
>
> There are two things to decide:
>
> 1: Should we remove all non-free software which restricts redistribution.
> 2: Should we remove all non-free software and have a completely pure system.

My vote is for 2. And ship the NON-OSS software on another cd instead.

> Worth bearing in mind for (2) that even if all non-free software is
> removed the user can still not freely modify and redistribute the
> modified versions because of all the Novell trademarks and some
> non-free artwork included.

Don't Novell/SUSE give us permissions to redistribute the non-free
artwork (without modification that is)?

Warm Regards,
Claes Backstrom
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