On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 20:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
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> On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, at 10:59am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> Fantastic news: we're having an Installfest, hosted by Bruce Dawson at
> >> Miles Smith Farm. Anyone is welcome to come - you can get your machine
> >> installed with a high quality Free operating system...
> >
> > Hmm. Sounds like Libranet.
>
> Since you're a Libranet fan, Bill, maybe you can point me at some
> authoritative information. Exactly what terms is Libranet distributed under?
> I'm not trolling, believe it or not; this is actually relevant to me. One
> thing I try to do is keep a local library of Linux distros so I can burn
> copies on request. However, not ever distro allows that. Examples are SuSE
> Linux Pro and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. What's the story with Libranet?
> I'm after a particular website or file I can verify; word-of-mouth or
> assumptions are not a grant of license.
Hi, Ben -
My experience with Libranet has been 100% responsive and supportive
for _anything_ I've asked them to help with. One of the great things
about Libranet is that the company is small enough that questions
get answered by the guys who run the business.
You're right, word-of-mouth or assumptions are not a grant of
license, and therefore I'm not the one to speak for Libranet's policy
either, especially since "burn copies on request" could mean so many
things. What I'd do is: ask them:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Libranet does have a policy similar to Ghostscript's - the almost-new
distro is available for free download, while the brand-new distro they
charge for. (I'm happy to pay for each new distro. I get Free software
and lots of it, a WHOLE lot of integration, testing, and support, and
the shared experience of an enthusiastic community. I want these guys
to stay in business, and so does everyone who has tried Libranet.)
As it happens, they just sent out the announcement for changeover time
on 2.8.1, so the current version is now available for free download.
Maybe that will help with what you want to do? I'll attach the
announcement.
-Bill
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Libranet Newsletter July 05, 2004 V4667668
> Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:04:38 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Libranet Newsletter July 05, 2004
>
> Greetings!
>
> LIBRANET 2.8.1 TRIAL DOWNLOAD
> ---------------------------------
>
> The Libranet 2.8.1 official Flagship version has been released as a free trial
> download. We are hoping with this release to significantly increase the number
> of Libranet users and to achieve advance publicity for Libranet version 3.0.
>
> The Libranet download page has details:
> http://libranet.com/download.html
>
> VERSION 3.0 COMING ALONG NICELY
> ---------------------------------
> Libranet 3.0 is progressing well. Much of the work is now concentrated on the
> brand new installer. Most of the installer is graphical, it will include the
> 2.8.1 features as well as some new ones. We are not sure when the beta will be
> ready for testing and will let you know when we do.
>
> USERS TO THE RESCUE
> ---------------------------------
> When the 2.8.1 trial was released and publicized on DistroWatch, the response
> was so large that our servers bandwidth usage shot sky high. To help offset
> the load, we set up the download on BitTorrent and a number of users, after
> downloading, responded by leaving their BitTorrent clients running to help.
> Also we very much appreciate users that are helping to get the word out about
> the download.
>
> ---------------------------------
> All the best,
> - The Libranet Team
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