[WBEL-devel] Self Intro and some legal food for thought

[Tony]

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that there were a few
non GPL'd items in RH. Those would still fall under 'unable to use',
however
I also agree with your point that *if* someone released the GPL
components
we aren't not tied to any license, and it would be free to use.

RH also might have a copyright on the actual ISO images.. much as Theo
does with OBSD.. That could prove problematic in your scenario as well,
in the
'free to use RHAS' idea...


( IANAL either, but I do follow this sort of thing, and always come up
with loopholes for BOTH sides, but in the end, its always the Judge's
opinion that matters, not ours )

> -----Original Message-----
> From: whitebox-devel-admin@beau.org
[mailto:whitebox-devel-admin@beau.org]
> On Behalf Of Paul Iadonisi
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:50 AM
> To: WhiteBox EL
> Subject: [WBEL-devel] Self Intro and some legal food for thought
> 
> Hello list,
>   I've been following this new project with a high degree of interest.
> I've been using Linux now for over seven years, most of that in the
form
> of Red Hat Linux (since version 3.0.3 on an Alpha UDB, aka Multia).  I
> did some short term contract work for Red Hat a few years ago, got my
> RHCE, promoted Red Hat to friends and co-workers and even went as far
as
> getting a set of vanity vehicle registration plates that read
'REDHAT'.
> I'm also a RHAT stockholder.
>   I've long been a defender of Red Hat and the many controversial,

*snip*