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Article #32Re: RedHat CEO says home users shouldn't use Linux
From: Bill Unruh
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:50
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"Kingbarry2000" <kingbarrypublic@hotmail.com> writes: ]> This is in breach of the GPL, which always allows derivative works to be ]distributed for free. ]No. The binaries you must pay for - the source code is free. ]Pay no attention to this poopoo - he knows little of linux and less of the ]free world. And you know little of the GPL. The binaries are clearly under law a derivative work of the source. Thus the binaries MUST be released under the GPL which allows arbitrary copying and distribution. The source MUST also be made available. ]> (You can pay of course, but there must always be a free version). No, there need not be a free version, but anyone who obtains a copy can copy and distribute at will.
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From: unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.redhat,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: RedHat CEO says home users shouldn't use Linux
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 13:50:11 +0000 (UTC)
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