Re: [Sheflug] is SuSE Yast violating the GPL?

[Alex Hudson <home [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 16:50, Denis Nikitin wrote:
> Yes I am aware that Yast is not covered by GPL.
> However, the GPL forbids programs that _use_ the license to use other
> licenses/conditions, or to restrict the gpl further (4, 6 and 7 items of
> the GPL). 

Ah, you read the discussion at fsfeurope.org from last year then ;)

> Somehow I doubt they don't link GPL code at all.

I think they would have been careful about that. They would have been
called on it by now if they did.

> Just wanted to clarify things about "buying Suse linux to help Open
> Source". It doesn't.

Well, SuSE _do_ develop some free software, but yes - they're not a
completely free software company. Their e-mail server software is even
more proprietary as I understand it.

Cheers,

Alex.

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