Re: Cosmos' RH 5.2 version -- Real Thing?

["Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile" <scoile redhat com>]

On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Allen Bolderoff wrote:
> rfg nook net said:
> > It is not.  Its the public domain version of RedHat, which is what you
> > would download from their ftp site.   The RedHat boxed edition
> > contains several enhancements and features that are not in the PD
> > edition.
> 
>Actually, as a mirror maintainer of redhat, redhat 5.2 (Official CD)
>and the ftp version were exactly the same, except that there was another
>cd bundled with the Official dist that had some extra software.

Allen's statement is correct.  Older versions of RHL (3.0.3, 4.x) included
proprietary extras, such as BRU, but we no longer include proprietary
components as part of "Red Hat Linux" (and we have no plans to do so).
We consider that one of the primary strengths of RHL:  you can share
it--in its entirety--with anyone, as much as you want, and never run
afoul of licensing restrictions.

Of course, the Official Red Hat Linux boxed product includes printed
documentation (the electronic version is included, in its entirety, on our
FTP site and on the CD-ROM) and installation support direct from Red Hat.

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