On 2/22/06, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 13:18, Christofer C. Bell wrote: > > > That is *not* the spirit of Free software. That *not* > > "the whole idea." > > The whole idea of the GPL is that if you receive something you > must be allowed to redistribute it without any additional > restrictions and any modifications must also be covered by > the GPL. And if you do redistribute you must make the source > available. That's right, and the underlying justification, the reason, is "being a good neighbor." I don't think taking Red Hat's work, stripping it of trademarks, and then sending it back out the door (regardless of how *legal* it is) is morally justifiable. It's not "being a good neighbor." -- Chris "I trust the Democrats to take away my money, which I can afford. I trust the Republicans to take away my freedom, which I cannot."
