Subject: Re: Knoppix CD's for German Day
From: Jon Reynolds (jonr@destar.net)
Date: Mon Sep 29 2003 - 12:50:09 AKDT
On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 11:24, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 12:36:09AM -0800, Greg Madden wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 00:28, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have made a nice label for the CD's that has the following
> > > information:
> > >
> > > KNOPPIX 3.3
> > >
> > > Courtesy of the German Culture Clug
> > > University of Alaska Anchorage
> > >
> > > KNOPPIX is a compilation of GNU/Linux software,
> > > run completely from CD. This is a genuine open source
> > > project, subject to the GNU General Public License.
> > > This CD is not for sale, nor is it to be resold.
> > > Alaska Linux Users Group
> > > October 3, 2003
> > > AKLUG
> > >
> > > Am morgen!
> > >
> snip
> > AFAIK the GPL does not prohibit the selling of GPL software, and I am
> > sure anyone can copy the disk and sell the copy. I am not sure what
> > purpose the selling/reselling line has.
> > --
> > Greg Madden
> > Precision Air Balance, Inc.
> > Phone: 907-276-0461
> > email: pabi@gci.net
> >
> > ---------
> Agreed. However, this particular CD is being given away by "Courtesy of
> the German Culture Club". I wanted to make sure foolish people would not
> be able to claim the GCC was some how making money from these poor,
> captive, high school students. The contents of the CD are free to be
> copied, burned, sold or given away.
>
> Upon reflection, I should have put that line up under the GCC line.
>
> More comments, please, before I make any more labels.
Why don't you put the entire GPL on the cover, in say 0.1 font?
Jon
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