Hi Michael,

> > A little like SuSE making people pay for their installer 
> > (YaST).

> Is it really? I am not so sure, was YAST ever licensed under the GPL?
> Even so, the GPL doesn't prevent someone from charging for it, it just
> means the Source has to be privided when asked.

 I think you misunderstand me. Afaik SuSE did not license YaST under 
the GPL. My point is you can build a product using GPL products and 
"complete" it by adding extra value which could be software with a 
restricted license, as SuSE did with YaST. This is what SCO tries to 
do, but obviously under false pretences (ie it's not clear what IP SCO 
actually wants to license).

 I did not mean to stretch the comparision between SuSE and SCO any 
further than this. I considered making this explicit in my previous 
mail but thought that wasn't necessary. It obviously is ;).

Bye,
Leonard.

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