On Wednesday 09 December 2009 18:16:15 scsijon wrote:
My understanding, from (very) earlier version of SuSe Linux when I started using it, it was to comply with the Linux GPL.
Not sure if it's still now though.
It is simple - you either comply with GPL or you don't distribute GPLed software, so openSUSE does comply with GPL. Sources are available for each and every package that is delivered. Everyone can have them using http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/suse/src/ not to mention development repositories and openSUSE Build Service. That sources are not advertised as prepackaged binaries is normal as skill level of people able to use sources should be much higher then average user in search for software, so no one came on idea that browsing http://download.opensuse.org/ is some special procedure intended to obscure existence of sources. I'm actually surprised to see so many comments here. -- Regards Rajko, openSUSE Wiki Team: http://en.opensuse.org/Wiki_Team People of openSUSE: http://en.opensuse.org/People_of_openSUSE/About -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org