Comments on: Ubuntu no longer free? :-( http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446 Libertas inæstimabilis res est Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:44:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Ubuntu no longer free? :-( by: Hal http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-12576 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:16:50 +0000 http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-12576 I'm afraid you're misunderstanding the issue. Ubuntu will <strong>always</strong> be free, because that is what's stipulated in the GPL. Take the example of RedHat Enterprise Linux. You are perfectly entitled to use the sources, if not the RedHat logo and network. This is what Cent OS are doing perfectly legally. I’m afraid you’re misunderstanding the issue. Ubuntu will always be free, because that is what’s stipulated in the GPL.

Take the example of RedHat Enterprise Linux. You are perfectly entitled to use the sources, if not the RedHat logo and network. This is what Cent OS are doing perfectly legally.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu no longer free? :-( by: Nizaros http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-7374 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:29:48 +0000 http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-7374 I don't think that the popularity of Ubuntu will decrease in favour of Windows. If it decreases, it would be in favour of other distributions of Linux. One point is not clear yet: haw is it gonna be commercial? what will be the new rules? I think it will only be like the Fedora and Redhat, a branch commercial and the other for community. I don’t think that the popularity of Ubuntu will decrease in favour of Windows. If it decreases, it would be in favour of other distributions of Linux.
One point is not clear yet: haw is it gonna be commercial? what will be the new rules? I think it will only be like the Fedora and Redhat, a branch commercial and the other for community.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu no longer free? :-( by: ^oth http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-3302 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:28:08 +0000 http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-3302 Thnkas for the precisions .. its clear now .. Thnkas for the precisions .. its clear now ..

]]> Comment on Ubuntu no longer free? :-( by: Swobodin http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-3301 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:13:41 +0000 http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-3301 Well, according to GPL, you can sell modified software, technical assistance, related books or documentation, ... providing that you mention the original authors. What they are doing is legal, but ethically, ... Anyway, nothing has been decided yet. Well, according to GPL, you can sell modified software, technical assistance, related books or documentation, … providing that you mention the original authors.
What they are doing is legal, but ethically, … Anyway, nothing has been decided yet.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu no longer free? :-( by: ^oth http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-3297 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:17:22 +0000 http://swobodin.fedora-tn.org/archives/446#comment-3297 Do they have the right to do so ? I mean, until now, ubuntu developers were developing ubuntu for free .. GNU license .. in which it is specified that opensource software cant be sold right ? Do they have the right to do so ?
I mean, until now, ubuntu developers were developing ubuntu for free .. GNU license .. in which it is specified that opensource software cant be sold right ?

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