Re: Linux and Free BSD CDs at Sheffield University ( was :X Serversfor win32 & telnet logins)

[wulfie <nospam [at] wulfric7.co.uk>]

It's Sun's copyright (and StarDivision before that) which is enforceable.
No 3rd party can grant a waiver on that unless authorised by the copyright
holder. SO is free, but you have to get it from Sun. It is not open
source, and probably never will be, so the GPL does not apply. 

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Richard wrote:

> Bob
> 
> > 
> > StarOffice with installs for Win, Linux and Solaris
> 
> This ones a bit dodgy.  But you can get Sun Microsystems to send you 
> some CDs ?  Look at their web site ?  I was going to copy Star Office 
> for our demo week and I was prevented due to the international legal 
> situation surrounding Star Office.
> 
> Then again, it is free for personal use.  Perhaps a University 
> regulation will allow the students to copy SO ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Richard
> Sheffield UK
> 
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