Re: Upgrade SuSe 8.2 -> 9.0

From: Bill P. (google01103_at_xxxhotmailxxx.com)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:51:06 -0500

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:07:32 +0100, houghi <houghi@houghi.org.invalid>
wrote:

> Bill P. wrote:
>> I got it on Ebay (12 Penguins or such was the seller) for less than $10
>> shipped for the pro (5 cd) version. Shipping was pretty quick (less
>> than a
>> week) and the cds were actually labeled (unlike earlier purchase). There
>> is a lot of competetion for these cds on Ebay so you may get them even
>> cheaper
>
> You are aware that it is illigal to ask money for the CD's? With this
> you are encouraging people to keep themselves busy with illigal
> activities, also known as stealing.
>
> Do you buy stolen bread and buy stolen cars as well?
>
> If you do not like to pay for SUSE, either install over download or look
> for a friend who wants you to give it to you.
>
> Free means free speach and NOT cheap beer.
>
> Go and buy the pro version now, so you might be forgiven or change to an
> other distro.

I think (actually I know)you are wrong about the legality based on at
least 6 factors
1) if they were illegal Ebay would ban the sellers (this has been going on
long enough for them to notice)
2) if they violated Suse's copyrights Suse would sue (else they'd be out
of business)
3) GNU liscensing allows it
4) the following sites would not be linked on KDE.org for selling KDE
source
  http://www. http://www.edmunds-enterprises.com/linux/cart.php
  http://www.chguy.net/
  and there are others
5) http://almostfreelinux.com/ which has been in business since 2003
6) all the RedHat fathered distros being sold

Anyone else agree/disagree? 

-- 
Using SUSE 9.0, KDE 3.2 & Opera 7.50 p2

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