According to the GPL FAQ a creator (Red Hat in this case) of software is not required to give away their work. They are allowed to sell it for as much as they can get. Once they sell it, or in some cases, give it away, they are obligated by the license to provide the source code to whomever they distributed it to whether it was given away or sold. If somewhere up the way this message sprouted from one of mine, my concern is not how much Red Hat charges, but what are the rights of the buyer concerning deploying it on multiple computers or distributing it to others. I think I have my answer to that now. Buck -----Original Message----- From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andre Cameron Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 12:51 PM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RedHat, Fedora, and the Future of Life as We Know it [*SP* 46%] Emmanuel Seyman wrote: >On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 08:45:51AM -0600, Guy Fraser wrote: > > >>My responce was to RHEL, which you have to pay for. >> >> > >Yes but it's still GPL so Maynard's point is valid. > >Emmanuel > > If it is all still under GPL dont they have to offer a copy for free at all times on everything? Hmmm..... > > > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
