[luau] Not-so United Linux

[Dustin Cross]

RMS and the FSF are against the per seat licensing that UnitedLinux is
talking about.  Caldera tried this before and it didn't work.  I don't mind
companies charging for support and packaging, but Caldera goes too far.

http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=83


Dusty


> I don't know about this?  They don't plan to let people download
> binaries, but you can download the source.  So I guess they are gonna
> have some new license that doesn't allow binary distribution of all the
> code they write, installer and such. otherwise it won't be long until
> someone makes a downloadable distro of UnitedLinux.
>
>>From the interview with Ransom Love:
> "So UnitedLinux will remain an open-source project?
> Absolutely. The only difference is that the UnitedLinux binaries will
> not freely distributed. People will be able to download the source code
> and compile their own binaries, but they will not be able to use the
> UnitedLinux brand."
>
> Or is this saying you can compile and redistribute UnitedLinux, but you
> can't call it UnitedLinux?
>
> I have read all through their site and found nothing about not using
> GPL/LGPL.
>
> This sounds like a really good idea.
>
> Dusty
>
>
>
>
>> Hmmm.... United Linux doesn't look like it will unite many geeks
>> through its  appeal - no desktop support?  No downloadable binaries?
>> I'll stick with  Mandrake or Red Hat, thank you.  Read the suit-speak
>> at
>> http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=81
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday 30 May 2002 04:07 am, you wrote:
>>> Press Release
>>> May 30, 2002
>>> Caldera, Conectiva, SuSE, Turbolinux Partner To Create UnitedLinux,
>>> And Produce A Uniform Version Of Linux For Business
>>>
>>> Majority of enterprise system and software vendors including AMD,
>>> Borland, Computer Associates, Fujitsu Siemens, Fujitsu Japan,
>>> Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, NEC, Progress Software, and SAP, support
>>> effort to create standard Linux platform  ...
>>>
>>> http://www.unitedlinux.com
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>   4:07am  up 54 days, 17:33,  1 user,  load average: 0.02, 0.08, 0.05
>>
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