Re: Where can I buy Suse 9.2 Cds on the cheap
From: Rick Moen (rick_at_linuxmafia.com)
Date: 03/02/05
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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:28:24 -0500
Kevin Nathan <knathan@project54.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:10:28 -0500
> Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
>
>> If you want to
>> know the terms of usage of a SUSE edition's constituent packages, you
>> need to read their individual licence statements. Calling up SUSE
>> Support and asking, or looking around for a "EULA", is a whole lot
>> easier, but just doesn't do the job.
>
> Yes, that's true. SUSE used to have a license statement that seemed to
> give you the right to copy and pass around their distro, as long as no
> money/reward was involved. This was probably not a valid document, when
> looked at in the terms of your msg.
Look at the matter logically: As a simple matter of copyright title,
such a statement _could not_ possibly have any force over codebase
instances to which SUSE/Novell, the company, lacked title. Which is 98%
of the CD contents, about.
It seems obvious to me that the old "redistribute freely as long as it
is not part of an exchange for value" statement (paraphrased) was
intended to concern the included copy of YaST/YaST2 and similar code.
> Also, probably why it disappeared after Novell took over -- they may
> have seen the legal nightmare that it was (possibly) engendering and
> just took the prudent course and got rid of it . . .
For quite a few years prior to that, I repeatedly discussed the matter
with representatives of the SUSE Linux, Inc. subsidiary (mostly people
at the Oakland office). They invariably quoted or paraphrased that
licence statement to me, with (evidently) the very most benign and
generous intent. I always told them that their attitude reflected great
credit on their firm, but then pointed out the complication posed by
third-party rights.
They always seemed genuinely surprised by that, so I think your surmise
is probably correct.
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