Most of the programs that constitute SuSE Linux are under the GPL and/or equivalent licenses. As is SuSE Linux as a whole under the GPL. Further, Yast2 was released under the GPL on 3/22/04. There is nothing wrong with distributing iso images of SuSE. It is well within our rights under the GPL. Linuxiso.org does not distribute them because: 1) SuSE does not officially make them available, and 2) They choose to respect SuSE's wishes to not have iso's distributed. SuSE used to use the non-free Yast license to effectively prohibit distributing SuSE Linux "as a whole" (you could always distribute the gpl'd parts). With Yast now gpl'd, they can no longer do that. So now they are holding off on releasing the ftp version for month or so to encourage people to buy the cd. So, when you are contemplating making/distributing copies of SuSE Linux, ask yourself, "Am I OK with this, or would I feel better if I bought a boxed set"? Let your principles guide you, as both are legal. Personally, I buy 1 copy of every other version, then and make/distribute copies as required. Regards, Mark On Sunday 30 May 2004 05:48 pm, Jerome R. Westrick wrote:
Please take a look at this amazon.com offering... they are selling home burned CD's of SUSE 9.1 Pro...
Does SuSE know of this?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/B0001MBCP4/all/ qid=1085963324/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1a/002-7232922-8864024
Jerry