-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 2008-09-29 at 12:39 +0200, Michael Loeffler wrote:
For instance, if I copy the DVD from my ISO file, to give to friends, am I redistributing the DVD?
Yes, you do.
Argh.
Then, what is the correct procedure? They download it and burn it on their own? Today the 100% correct procedure is to download and copy the 1CD version as it allows redistribution. And that's why we'd like change the DVD slightly to allow exactly the redistribution for everyone.
Ok, that's the future. What is the correct procedure for the 11.0 DVD? (not CD). Are you saying that we are using the DVD illegally? There must be a correct procedure for the current DVD. Even if it is academic, but I'm curious :-)
We never had any of the software vendors going after somebody as all of them want to have their software in as many hands as possible (e.g. acroread) but for an user it would be good having a) an easy to read and understandable EULA and b) an EULA allowing redistribution.
Not only easy to read, but useful. It is useless to forbid redistribution, because we (ie, Joe User) will do it. What about a club giving away hundreds of copies of Linux on a festival or a school? Or a friend giving a copy to another friend? No way. Linux users perceive Linux as free, so they will not restrict themselves by any EULA a company like XYZ may impose on it. Except if the restriction is felt as reasonable (like not saying this is WYZ's distro, when it has a logo from XYZ). - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkjg8B8ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Vz8QCcC/TXQSr+pF3mogob8WAunc/K 9E4AoI4u8gwaP3q4A2R85x13Q63WToKZ =f9Rv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org