> How are you downloading RHEL ISO images?

I already sent you the URL in a prior response: https://developers.redhat.com/products/rhel/download

> Please do not tell me to take a deep breath and relax. Show some respect.

I am being respectful, I've been trying to explain to you that this isn't anything to get stressed out over. I've calmly addressed the questions you've raised.
What you are worried about is not possible because of the legal requirements of the GPL which Red Hat has accepted by using GPL licensed code.

You're stressing out over a non issue... you dont need to stress over this... aka... you can relax... it's going to be ok.

If me addressing your concerns and telling you that you dont need to worry is disrespectful... well... I'm sorry that you think I'm being disrespectful. I'm trying to make you feel better by explaining that you dont need to be worried.

On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 5:12 PM Philip Wyett <philip.wyett@kathenas.org> wrote:

On Wed, 2023-06-21 at 17:07 -0400, JT wrote:
> > Who says that developer account will be available soon, Have Red Hat made a commitment to keep
> it?
> > People want to update a system and not fart about, updating via ISO or installing a new
> system every 6 months is a joke.
>
> You can download ISOs without a dev account. Someone could easily get the SRPMS as they are
> entitled to have and compile them and make a 3rd party repo that everyone could add and update
> from, so people wouldn't have to re-install. My point is that Red Hat is not able to lock down
> the code because of the GPL. There will always be a way around anything they try to put in
> place.
>
> People in the FLOSS world really care about this stuff and are also really stubborn... if Red Hat
> tries to do anything like this, there will be thousands of people that will come together to work
> around everything Red Hat attempts to put in place to block people.
>
> Don't worry, take a deep breath and relax, the code will remain open source and it will remain
> freely available.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 4:56 PM Philip Wyett <philip.wyett@kathenas.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2023-06-21 at 16:49 -0400, JT wrote:
> > > > I believe the GPL asks you never have to make agreement to access GPL code.
> > >
> > > Correct. Per the GPL if you have the binary you have a legal right to the code.
> > > Also the GPL does contain clauses that stipulate that outside agreements cannot excuse anyone
> > > from the conditions of the license, see the No Surrender of Others' Freedom section.
> > >
> > > Also keep in mind that you can download the RHEL ISOs for free without a dev license from
> > this
> > > page: https://developers.redhat.com/products/rhel/download You can't update the packages,
> > but
> > > you can install that version of RHEL on your computer and use it. So anyone grabbing that
> > ISO
> > > has legal right to the source code for the base system.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Who says that developer account will be available soon, Have Red Hat made a commitment to keep
> > it?
> >
> > People want to update a system and not fart about, updating via ISO or installing a new system
> > every 6 months is a joke.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Phil
> >

Hi,

How are you downloading RHEL ISO images?

Please do not tell me to take a deep breath and relax. Show some respect.

Regards

Phil

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