Re: [SLE] SUSE 9.1, Novell and Yast license

Alle 14:39, lunedì 15 marzo 2004, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo ha scritto:

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:52:27 -0500

"Steven T. Hatton" wrote:

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Perhaps, but it is also arguable that the proprietary nature of YaST and SaX is the essence to SuSE's business success. It's not as if

Maybe. Hard to prove. People copied illegally for years MS Software. It is legal for any office to buy a copy of SUSE Linux and install thousands. The cash is in the service when you've 1000 PCs to take care of.

It has been remarked multiple times here that you can do it with SUSE - e.g. buy (or download) and install how many times you wish. We cannot blame them for what, in my opinion, is just a marketing decision. [...]