[svlug] Suse 8.1 ftp version on DVD -> boycott

[Mark S Bilk]

In-Reply-To: <3E9217D0.23907.9E076F at localhost>; from mail at webthatworks.it on Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 12:29:04AM +0200
Organization: http://www.cosmicpenguin.com/911

On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 12:29:04AM +0200, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
>On 7 Apr 2003 at 14:58, Marc MERLIN wrote:
>> Since you violated basic netiquette by posting a commercial
>> advertisement to our mailing list, you're off the list, blacklisted on
>> the server, and you will also be boycotted by our members so that you
>> don't think that the "it's better to ask for forgiveness" attitude is
>> something you can get away with.

Can I kill 'em, Boss?  Can I, huh?  Can I torture 'em first?

>I like SuSE and I'm pretty sad it is not completely GPLed as eg. 
>Mandrake.

I think SuSE is GPLed (except for any commercial software in their
distro).  They just don't make ISO CD images available, so that 
downloading their product for free is a little more trouble,
so that maybe _somebody_ will _buy_ it (I do) and they can stay
in business.

>Maybe we can complain with SuSE about their reseller.
>I will, I'm one of SuSE customers.

I'm sure those goons just downloaded the software from SuSE's
website like anybody else.  SuSE has no control over what
they do.  And they're certainly not going to go after them
about posting an ad to a mailing list.  Especially during a
discussion of where to buy downloaded Linux distros cheap...