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X-Mailer: MH-E 7.3; nmh 1.0.4+dev; GNU Emacs 21.2.1 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Neil Williams wrote: > > > > If the ISO is on a public FTP site, how could they protest? > > The point is that not all Linux distros are entirely Free Software, I > don't think we should encourage people to copy CD's because it says > "Linux", we should educate them to understand about free software > licences, and I may even encourage them only to use the stuff that is Free. > I think it is important to stress 'Open Source' is not the same as 'Free Software'. It might be worth including a link to http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html > > I've taken that line out of the file for now, but I'm still bemused > about how > > public ISO images can be 'restricted'. > > Not all SUSE Linux produts are on their FTP site AFAIK. > > Anything can be on a random public FTP site, Freenet even has a DVD > download section for those with more bandwidth than scruples. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/AhfdGFXfHI9FVgYRAgaoAJ9dOIzych1sXecsGF6Pbk0dOC4PkgCgzeWE tsNkyCsEuiedOgFOhITASIw= =56To -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- <snip> Yellow Dog Linux make ISO images available 2 weeks after releasing the packaged product. There is a Legal Notice at http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/resources/ftp_mirrors.shtml which basically says that whilst you can download the ISO images it is illegal to copy them 'for the purpose of distribution or resale'. Whilst I can understand the copying for resale bit, giving a copy to a friend would be seem to be harmless enough, but would be illegal in my view as this would be 'distributing' the ISO's. I have been downloading the ISO images the past few evenings and have had trouble connecting (there is a limit of 400 connections) so it shows many people are downloading the ISO's. It would ease the load on the server if people could legally share copies of the ISO's. BTW, if you have trouble downloading, I can recommend Downloader for X (see http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo). Not only does it automatically reconnect on broken connections, but you can also limit bandwidth used as well. John Housden <john.housden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> If you benefit from using Free Software, consider supporting the Free Software Foundation. For details, checkout http://member.fsf.org > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.