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On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:01:56 -0400, DHobbs <dhobbs@psrw.com> wrote:
>"Glenn T. Jayaputera" wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:23:42 +1000, Ranga <ranga@powerup.com.au> wrote:
>> >Is there anywhere where I can download Open Linux 2.3 to burn on CD, or is
>> >this asking too much?  I have 2.2, but it does not want to install with my
>> >SiS 6326 AGP video card (it hangs with a grey screen at the start of the
>> >LIZARD)  I'm only a newbie and believe this will be much easier than
>> >downloading and installing patches etc.  (already tried to install Xfree86
>> >3.3.5 with no success!).  I would fork out the bucks for it, but here in
>> >Brisbane, Australia I can't find it anywhere (anyone know who stocks it -
>> >plenty have 2.2 :( ).
>> 
>> I believe there are some who have download version of 2.3
>> The problem is the license imposed by Caldera says that you
>> cannot redistribute/reproduce/resell 4 components of the
>> distributions (one of them is Lizard) without written
>> permission from them.
>> 
>> Now, without Lizard, how the heck one would be able to
>> install Open Linux?  Also according to the license then,
>> you can download it but you cannot even lend it to your
>> friend because it is classified as "redistributing".
>> 
>> In the official box, the license section of the manual
>> it also says that you can only install Open Linux on a
>> single computer.  Means, you have 10 computers then
>> you have to buy 10 copies.
>> 
>> This is the only Linux distribution that I know that
>> has this kinda style of licensing.  I also heard that
>> Caldera throw a lawsuit against a company in The States
>> because they selling the GPL version.
>
>This is the license agreement for 2.2.  I see they did not post the
>license agreement for 2.3 at all (yet)  I really hope they changed their
>mind and became part of the open source GPL groups and are not trying to
>become the MS of Linux.

I have checked the license agreement for 2.3 and sadly to say
it is the same.  Pay attention to section 4, 5 and 6, especially
6(iii).

>I guess I'll have to stop suggesting Caldera.  One of the guys in the
>office just asked which distro and I did suggest Caldera.  I'll have to
>show him this and let him make up his mind.

Yeah, I agree.  My bitter feeling about all of this is it is
unfair.  almost all of the components there are under GPL,
ie free, and just because of 4 of their components people
cannot share the whole thing.  I guess, I would not care a bit
if they developed the whole lot, but knowing 98% of the stuffs
are GPL I felt this is unfair.

Glenn