On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 04:15:16PM +0700, Brian Durant wrote:
This we can agree on. However, there do seem to be forces at work within the Linux community that would like to enforce a per-seat licensing, as well as non-GPL'd content for "adding value" to the product. This may make good business sense, but as far as I can see, only if the existing business models for Linux aren't working. I am not sure that either private or business users would benefit from such a change.
Clearly there are distros that already DO charge per seat. Two examples are Elx and Lycoris. I think Xandros and Lindows will be more one when they are released. From my understanding, UL will be licensed per *server*, not per seat. This is reasonable and makes perfect sense. One of the attractions of Linux is the GPL. If you can install a set of core programs on an entire network of computers without worrying about licensing costs and tracking, you have a big win. If all you do is lower the costs, it is not such a big win. Best Regards, Keith -- LPIC-2, MCSE, N+ Right behind you, I see the millions Got spam? Get spastic http://spastic.sourceforge.net