From: Enda (enda at domain unison.ie)
Date: Fri 14 Jun 2002 - 17:04:29 IST
> It doesn't - it doesn't cover the issue of burning a copy of your
set to give
> to a friend, nor to sell, for that matter. I don't think SuSE have
an issue
> with your burning a copy for a friend. I think they'd be happier if
you
> didn't but they're realists enough to realise that people will do it
anyway.
You've missed my point entirely. I'm telling you for a fact that SuSE
does not have an issue with you burning a copy for a friend. They'd
prefer if you didnt burn copies of the SLES (enterprise server), and
hope that people dont generally realise that you can copy it. Personal
and Professional distributions are not core business for SuSE, that is
a fact, I'm not even sure its profitable on its own, its only used to
get business product sales, and is developed because it is the
foundation of business products.
As regards the Sell issue. I didnt think that was the nature of the
discussion, we were talking about trade for cream buns and beer. Some
people regard German's as odd, but I've never heard of anyone who
would consider any German dumb enough to put that level work into a
commercial product and then endorse someone reproducing and reselling
at no financial gain in spite of the business who R&D'd it. Opensource
as liberal as it is does not even permit that, not without you give
your modifications back to the opensource community, there has to be a
return.
In fact, while we all love to not have to pay for somthing, would any
of you really see any point in developing a brand loyalty to somthing
which actively promotes losing money to people who want to rip it off?
If thats your thing, then you will find yourself loyal to brands that
do not survive very long.
>
> Niall
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