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

[Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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.

I think this is correct.  They took the HP OpenExchange software which 
no one was using and turned it into their own project.  The argument 
goes that this is still a lot cheaper to purchase and run than 
Exchange which is expensive and likes to generate viruses if it can - 
or, so I believe :)




Richard
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