[ILUG] SuSE redistribution

[Conor Daly]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 02:56:18PM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, 
Niall O Broin thought:
> This has been debated here on and off over the years, with varying 
> interpretations of varying SuSE statements. I just now started 
> installing SuSE 9.3 on a box and the license clearly states that you 
> may make and distribute, within and without your organisation, 
> unlimited copies, as long as there is no consideration involved, and as 
> long as it's not in conjunction with the supply of any hardware or 
> other software.
> 
> Does "no consideration involved" mean that you can't give me a couple 
> of shekels for the media I used? I don't know, and I don't much care. 
> Doubtless some wearers of the pants will jump in here.

I presume (starting the stoking process...) that it is not intended to
prevent you being recompensed for your costs.  After all, the
'consideration' in a residential property sale / purchase is not the
entire amount spent by either the buyer or seller.

In any case, it's easily dealt with by having people purchase the media on
which you will subsequently make the copy and without violating the letter
(and possibly the spirit) of the license...

Conor
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