Re: [debian-knoppix] Distribution
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 12:18:03PM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 11:54:55AM -0600, Tom Goulet (UID0) wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 09:46:39AM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 10:41:47AM -0500, Mike Hjorleifsson wrote:
> >
> > > > Are you allowed to burn cd's and distribute knoppix ?
> > > Come to think about it, yes, even if you don't. It's called the GNU GPL, but
> > > it comes with some restrictions you may want to read up on: www.fsf.org.
> >
> > What about the Adobe Acrobat Reader and Blackdown Java SDK packages?
> > And a few packages that are marked as non-free in Debian. Are you sure
> > they are legal to redistribute?
>
> Well, I don't include them in my Quantian derivative of Knoppix (more info at
> http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html).
>
> If in doubt, stick with Debian main. It is my understanding that Klaus
> follows that rule at least to some extend.
Kill criteria is "freely (beer) distributable for non-commercial as well
as commercial use", even if it is only allowed in binary form, without
further restrictions. If there is a choice between equivalent OpenSource
and proprietary tools, I prefer OSS, of course. For some things like the
Java runtime engine and Acrobat Reader 4 (sorry, xpdf is just not quite
there yet), there is not much of a choice, unfortunately. GPL Purists
can remove them, but their licenses still allow redistribution in binary
form without charge, even in commercial contexts, which is good enough
for me.
Regards
-Klaus Knopper
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