On 02.10-09:56, Marcus Andree wrote: > Theo is the copyright holder of the CD directory structure used by the > install CDs. > If someone wanna sell a CD (or DVD) legally, s/he will have to: > > - get a written permission from Theo or > - code an entirely new installation procedure
i find this all rather sad and mis-guided, the software is freely available to those who wish to use it. we should also endeavour to make it as widely available as possible. the artwork is another question for theo (assuming he's the owner of that), i mean, openbsd is his "brand" and what he does there is his business. it is also not possible to limit use of the directory structure with copyright. you would need to alter the license to include a clause around installation media and distribution or release the install scripts and programs under a different license; of course such a clause would be almost directly contradictory to current license. i.e. some stupid trick around CD directory structure is directly contradictory to the priciples encapsulated in our licensing. paying for it requires a choice, no matter what tricks we put in place around CDs. surely we can simply trust and encourage contributions particularly when people intend to profit. and if the original poster reads this you may read that as, "whatever the actual outcome, if you make a profit please ensure you give something back. and oh, yeah, try to encourage the users to do the same once they get the CD home" (though i have to confess, i haven't made a donation since i upgraded my gateway to 4.1 ... i have an excuse !!! and it was only last week. and i will)
