What price do you want?

[Howard Owen]

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On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 19:57, Buck wrote:

> saying that they will lose all support if they distribute it or use it
                                 ^^^^^^^
> on more than one computer.

That isn't under the GPL. The software is.

They've decided that businesses will pay for support, both directly from
Red Hat, and indirectly from ISVs who sign off on the platform. Their 
contract says they won't support you if you copy the software. You get
to decide if that contract makes sense before you sign it. If you 
violate it, they cancel the contract. The software is yours to keep,
minus a couple of pieces such as the non-GPLd artwork. It's hardball,
but I don't think it actually violates the GPL.

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