Re: [SLUG] SuSE 9 good to distribute

From: Eric Jahn (eric@ejahn.net)
Date: Fri Nov 07 2003 - 09:24:06 EST


> > Simplier, can I buy SuSE 9 and burn copies for all my friends?

> > Yes, you can. If there is any money transaction involved, then the GPL
> > has been violated, and you've done something illegal.
> > As long as the disks are for free, you're okay.
> > Yours sincerely,
> >
> > Marissa Krupa (Business-Support <nstts@suse.com>)

There you have it, I guess. But not all the software in Suse 9.0 is GPL, some
is non-free and Suse licensed it. But we have it in writing from Suse that
it's okay!
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