[ILUG] SuSE redistribution

[Niall O Broin]

On 21 Apr 2005, at 08:50, Rick Moen wrote:

>> I do not know if the copyright owners of the multiple thousands of
>> files on these media have agreed to this redistribution.
>
> You can check, basically for the cost of one RPM command.  But it seems
> you'd rather not.

That'd be a HECK of an interesting RPM command.

> I'll give you about 10:1 odds that the SUSE Linux 9.3 Professional
> Edition CD sets are still not lawfully redistributable, for exactly the
> reasons I cited.  And "rights granted to you by SUSE" are entirely
> irrelevant to the question, for self-evident reasons alluded to
> previously.
>
>> I am perfectly willing in good faith to distribute copies of these 
>> media....
>
> For values of "good faith" that approximate ostriches sticking their
> heads into the sand.  ;->  Quite.

That policy absolutely works for ostriches, no?

And Rick - it's WAY past your bedtime.



Niall