Hi, Ira!
On Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 08:30:29PM +0300, you wrote the following:
> > but you need to offer the sources too AFAIK..
>
> the original owner of the software has to offer them, and that's not
> even redhat (they just repackage)
They also have to offer sources because they distribute binaries, but
they do so it's not a problem.
> > buying them from redhat or mandrake gives you privalige that you won't
> > get buying it from middle man..
>
> what you buy from RedHat for $50-$70 comes with support and several
> non-open products, like BRU backup, RealMedia server, and other closed
> source stuff. used to come with Xinside X server once too.
And the Red Baron web browser... Anyone remembers that? :-)
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