> You know, the typical EULA claptrap that attempts to circumvent the > first sale doctrine and subsequent fair use. There's no reason to make > this pretense with the free software portion of the distribution.
I'm not a lawyer either and generally I don't like to wade into the specifics of such issues so I'll forward this on to one. As a guess, perhaps the distinction is raised to differentiate between the "Product" - "Corel Linux" and the "programs" included on the disc. In some circumstances, there is a differentiation. Erich Forler Product Development Manager Corel Linux -- The address in the headers is not the poster's real email address. Do not send private mail to the poster using your mailer's "reply" feature. CC's of mail to mailing lists are OK. Problem reports to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". The poster's email address is "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".