Re: [opensuse] legalities

The last SuSE license I read was for the retail copy of 10.1 and it said
something to the effect that copies could be given away, but not sold
(or given away as part of something else that is sold, such as a free OS
on a retail computer). This may be where you got the idea that it was
illegal to make money with SuSE.

//begin-rant
Now, with regards to the usage of the word "illegal". Not to nit-pick
anyone here, but the misuse of this word really bugs me. Illegal means
against the law and it implies that cops are going to show up to arrest
you. Contracts and license agreements are not law. If you break the
license agreement, Novell might sue you or they might never sell you
software again, but cops aren't going to show up at your door. Same goes
for the "illegal" computers sold without a copy of Windows. That's a
brilliant move on Microsoft's part. Not only convince the manufacturers
to put Windows on every computer, but to also get the salespeople to
convince everyone else that the computer with Linux on it is somehow
breaking the law. That Linux users are criminals and will soon be arrested!
//end-rant
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