Ubuntu founder doesn't "get" enterprise Linux
Craig White
craig at tobyhouse.com
Thu Feb 1 21:45:27 UTC 2007
On Thu, 2007-02-01 at 15:31 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>
> >>> It's not possible to "redistribute" Red Hat Enterprise Linux in that
> >>> sense, because it isn't about bits on disks its a service, support and
> >>> the like deal. How are you going to "redistribute" the telephone support
> >>> service ... ?
> >> So what's the point of prohibiting the code and update redistribution?
> >
> > All the SRPMS are on the web site for free download by anyone. The
> > binaries contain things like the Red Hat trademarks and logos that are
> > associated with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the whole service and
> > support deal, so you'd have to rebuild them anyway.
> >
> > The update service is exactly that a *service*.
>
> That doesn't really answer the question of why redistribution of
> unmodified products and updates should be prohibited. Or why calling
> such a restriction 'closed' is off the mark.
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I don't recall anything/anyone saying that redistribution is prohibited
with the exception of the trademarks/logos which are part of the RHEL
packaging.
Craig
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