RHEL redistribution..

[Les Mikesell]

On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 07:08, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> > a part of this contract specifies that you may only load the
> > software on one machine for each copy that you buy.  Personally, I
> > don't see how to reconcile a contract like that with section 6 of
> > the GPL which states that additional restrictions cannot be imposed,
> 
> My understanding is that, if you violate the agreement, the other part
> is free to do so as well, interrupting the service that it had agreed
> to provide to you.  That doesn't mean you're denied the ability to
> copy or install on as many boxes as you like.

Hmmm, "a contract isn't a restriction because you can break it if
you want to accept the penalty"?  Wouldn't that logic apply to
any possible kind of copying restriction anyone could try to
apply?

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  Les Mikesell
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