Definition of Open Source [was Re: pine: UW permission to distribute]

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 03:04:47PM -0400, Michael Tiemann wrote:
> The one question I cannot quite resolve is: if there's a binary-only
> driver, say an nVidia driver, can there be a Fedora Addon collection
> that includes said driver?  Or must the driver be naked--packaged for,
> but never distributed as part of, Fedora XYZ?

The trademark provides for the shipping of the unmodified CDs (providing the
media is warranted if commercially sold). Nothing stops people including
other CDs or other repositories but the intention in the original planning
was that non-free stuff would never be "Fedora".