it depends on what is on each cd. generally, all the gpl or gnu software is one one cd and the commercial software you bought with the particular distribution of linux is on another. sometimes they're together, but it depends on the vendor. Infact, the cd with all open source software is NOT a commercial product. you boughtthe media, and that's that. now, you can't copy the boks of course... that oughta be obvious, unless they say you can, like the redhat installation manual which is free for download... they probably woulden't care if you copied it, but why bother since you can download it? J -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 2:18 PM To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: RE: Hello! On the idea of distributing linux around, if I bought a boxed set of redhat or some other distro, is it legal to copy those CD's and give them to someone else? Or does that only apply to CD's made from the iso images. I heard somewhere you could do it, and it's technically not difficult, but these distros are commercial products. At 11:25 AM 12/4/01 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, Ian: > >On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Ian Blackburn wrote: > >> one of the big problems we have in the >> blindness services community In Australia is that there is a reluctance at >> this stage to support Linux within the blindness community. a lot of us >> don't have DSL connections so getting the ISO immages is not as esy as it >> seems. > >I would be happy to mail you a set of CD ROMs. Please write me directly >and let's discuss some ways to facilitate dissemination of speech and >braille enabled linux there in Australia. I'd be very happy to help with >that. > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list