Good evening, Hans, Konstantin, On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote: > Hans-Jörg Ehren / Linux Magazine wrote: > > Dear Friends of Linux, > > > > We at Linux Magazine wanted to inform you that we have posted our > > article covering "YUM" in our Online Archive. > > > > You can find the article here: > > http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/49 > > > > Please feel free to link to it from your site or post the link to > > related forums and community sites. The article is available as a > > PDF and can be downloaded and printed for private use without > > charge. > > Isn't it a little... I don't know... hypocritical to put use and > distribution limitations on an article written about a tool made > available to you under GPL? They've provided something of value; an article introducing yum to a wider audience that may not have used it before. Many thanks, Hans, not only for printing the article but also for making it available as a downloadable PDF from the web site. They, just like the authors of yum and other pieces of software, can choose any license they want for the contributions they're making. Cheers, - Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible, but in the end, the always fall. Think of it - ALWAYS." -- Mohatma Gandhi (Courtesy of Carole C. Pratt <Carole.C.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Stearns (wstearns@xxxxxxxxx). Mason, Buildkernel, freedups, p0f, rsync-backup, ssh-keyinstall, dns-check, more at: http://www.stearns.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------
