> -----Original Message----- > From: Marcy Cortes [mailto:marcy@;WellsFargo.COM] > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Virtual network topology questions... > > Suppose another customer had a SuSE support contract. Could > that customer email Robert the kernel patch rpm file without > violating their support contract? That's all he would need to run > guest LAN on his existing HW/SW. > > Marcy Cortes > Wells Fargo Services Co >
I think that's a very interesting question. I cannot think of how, legally, SuSE can stop you from sending a RPM which contains "free" patches to another person. But whether it is morally correct to "redistribute" something for which you paid a fee and which is a source of livelihood for a company is another question. Or can a person or organization own a "compilation copyright" on the rpm itself, without having a copyright on any of the elements within the RPM. I do understand how SuSE, et al., can stop the redistribution of something like YaST. Discussion? -- John McKown Senior Technical Specialist UICI Insurance Center Applications & Solutions Team +1.817.255.3225
