On 27 Dec 2002, Stephen Smoogen wrote: > On Thu, 2002-12-26 at 21:03, John wrote: > > > use internally. Once you start calling it "Red Hat Linux" externally, > > > you have entered into the marketplace wand you cause confusion as to > > > the origin of the product that you're providing. > > > > You keep saying much the same thing, without addressing the points I > > raise. > > > > Red Hat has chosen to apply the GPL to its CDs, to the content of the > > minimum package called "Red Hat Linux." In choosing to apply the GPL you > > grant me permission to unconditionally reproduce and redistribute the > > software, altered or not, for fee or not. > > > > Red Hat does NOT apply the GPL to its CD's. It cant because that would Read the GPL file on your first RHL CD. > make ALL the content on it GPL'd.. IE apache, X11, and all those other Not so. A music work may be covered by all of: Composers copyright Lyricicst's copyright Arranger's copyright Performers' copyright Similarly, a collection of software is covered by an overall copyright protecting that collection as a whole. Even what you ordinarily regard as a single peice of software - the Linux kernel. Some is GPL, some is "BSD-style," some is dual-licenced. -- Please, reply only to the list.
