-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Andersen wrote:
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Benji Weber <benji@opensuse.org> wrote:
2008/6/3 John Andersen <jsamyth@gmail.com>:
This bugaboo of law suits is a lame excuse. If the lawyers that veto all the drivers that suse leaves out or cripples spent half that amount oif time on the phone negotiating redistribution opensuse would be a complete distro out of the box/torrent.
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Once you figure it out, explain why opensuse couldn't do the same thing instead of leaving it up to the end-user.
Hint: Offering a script to INSTALL proprietary drivers fetched from a vendor's site is NOT a violation of the GPL.
I must be missing something here.. A script can get non-GPL components from third party sites, but in order to get the third party components for networking one presumably have to have the non-GPL components already in place (otherwise you have no networking). er oops.. Chicken meet egg :-) Ubuntu may be bending the rules, but there is little mileage in anyone taking them on as there is not a lot to be gained (not a lot in bank), OTOH Novell is a little richer therefore are much lucrative target for nuisance suits. I do not blame them for being cautious... I would of thought also the provision of an official script possibly implies an obligation of support which opens a whole new can of worms... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIRR1nasN0sSnLmgIRAjDlAJ94KbUHly/DgqiwSL2zR9A7bkajswCfeWll 0fQcYnS9bcEwg0C326Q4IxQ= =cfmx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org