On Thu 30 May 2002 17:00, you wrote:
> On Thursday 30 May 2002 15:28, Ciaran Mac Lochlainn wrote:
> > RMS is going to love this...
> >
> >
> > Q- Will users be able to download free versions of UnitedLinux for
> > non-commercial uses, similar to how Linux is freely available today?
> >
> > A- Yes, UnitedLinux sources will be made available for free download as
> > soon as version 1 is released.
>> they can't really do anything with GPLed software to prevent people from
> using it commerically. however they are free to do whatever they want with
> any code they develop themselves... how is this different from any other
> distro?
Only in that they'll be releasing alpha and beta versions without source.
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