Άδεια λογισμικού

[Nikolaos Korkakakis]

Παραθέτω ένα mail από ένα γνωστό στην suse με πιο ξεκάθαρες
απαντήσεις. Επίσης έστειλα ένα σχετικό email κατα λάθος στην greek
users [apologies guyz].

Σύντροφε  terran ελπίζω να βοήθησα
Apologies επίσης για τα πολλαπλά email

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chris Mason 
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:16:08 -0400
Subject: Άδεια λογισμικού
To: Nikolaos Korkakakis <korkakak at gmail.com>

On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 15:00, Nikolaos Korkakakis wrote:
> Hi mate
>
> 1. Someone bought Suse 9.1 Pro. Can he use it legally for more than
> one installations ?

Yes.

> 2. What is the licence status concerning 9.1 PRO distro? Is Yast
> GPL'ed [as rumors say] ?

Yast is GPL'd, see:
http://www.suse.com/us/company/press/press_releases/archive04/yast.html

> 3. Are there any other legal issues concerning distro's?
>

The COPYRIGHT file included in the distro is below.  It mentions a few
caveats.  It's hard to answer this one in general, since I'm a
developer.  But, if you have a specific question I'll forward it to the
proper people.

-chris

COPYRIGHT file from SUSE 9.1

Copying and Licenses
====================

The majority of programs on this CD fall under the GNU General Public
License (GPL). This license can be found in the file "COPYING". Additionally,
a German translation of this license can be found on the CD in the file
"COPYING.de".  This translation only serves the purpose
of transfering the basic ideas of the GPL.  The Free Software Foundation
does not acknowledge any translated versions.
Only the authentic English version is authoritative!

We make available the complete source code as required by the individual
licenses (GPL or other) of the packages. For smaller distributions, the
source code is available for download on ftp://ftp.suse.com. For others,
it is shipped directly on the CDs or DVDs.
If you find any omissions, please notify us. In such a case, we offer
for you to receive missing source code at net cost price.

ATTENTION:
==========

The distribution and use of software (even if it is free software) must honor
certain license conditions. Not all programs on the CDs are free software.
Some of them are shareware, restricted to noncommercial use, or may have
other restrictive conditions.

The package information mentions the respective license and authors.
We cannot, however, ensure the correctness of this information.
In cases of doubt, refer to the original copyright information of the
respective programs.

Your SUSE Team





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