On 3/2/06, Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 20:17:18 -0600, > "Christofer C. Bell" <christofer.c.bell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > You mean like the Livna Project? Fedora doesn't include any > > proprietray software in the main distribution, but you're going to > > look silly saying that the community (and especially Red Hat, Inc.) > > doesn't approve of the use of proprietary software on their operating > > systems. > > The stuff I get from Livna isn't propietary. The stuff is patented which > causes problems for distribution in the US. pro·pri·e·tar·y Audio pronunciation of "proprietary" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-pr-tr) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a proprietor or to proprietors as a group: had proprietary rights; behaved with a proprietary air in his friend's house. 2. Exclusively owned; private: a proprietary hospital. 3. Owned by a private individual or corporation under a trademark or patent: a proprietary drug. Definintion number 3 is the relavent one. -- 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."
