On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 00:33 +0100, Tony Hoyle wrote: > trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com wrote: > > does anyone have knopsterisk for download, I assume that because its GPL > > the creator of that iso cant restrict spreading it. A friend wanted it > > to play on a box and the only thing I can find with google is the > > knopsterisk.com site which wants $10 to get a copy and does not provide > > (as far as I can tell) any free distribution access which is > > his/hers/its/them/they/whatever right (being politically correct is > > hard). > > The GPL does allow the creator to charge a redistribution charge... it > doesn't require free distribution (which would be a bit harsh for some > projects - bandwidth isn't free, and CDs/Burners certainly aren't). >
Thank you for that clarification, I think that is what I meant when I said it was their right to charge. > The CD may contain items of proprietary software - until recently SuSE > was like this, and Redhat RHEL still is. In that case you can > redistribute most of the contents of the CD but not the CD itself (ie. > not a working copy, especially if the proprietary part is the > installer). In that case your option is to strip the GPL parts and > build a new distribution, wait for someone to do the same, or pay for a > copy. > Why I was asking if anyone had it and if they did if they could put it up providing they dont violate any proprietary issues. I specifically asked if that was the case. But thanks for the clarification. > If it doesn't contain proprietary parts, and all its contents are freely > licensed, just find someone who's paid for a copy and dupicate > it/download it from them. > That is exactly what I was asking. Thanks again for all your help. -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 FreeWorldDialup: 635378
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