On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 09:46:28PM +0100, James Mohr wrote:
We all need to be extremely careful about blanket statements like "You can copy **any** Linux CD." Just because Linux is on it, does **not** mean you can copy it to your heart's content, give it away or sell it. Just because the Linux kernel and most of the software provided with most distributions is GPL does **not** mean you can copy the CD.
[snippage] I think all of the reasons listed, bundled commercial software, copyrights on a collection, etc. is why Debian is so particular about what software they include in their base distribution and what is categorized as non-free. Supposedly, you would always be safe copying a Debian base distribution. Best Regards, Keith -- LPIC-2, MSCE, N+ you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one Got spam? Get SPASTIC http://spastic.sourceforge.net