[ale] Re: Red Hat scare tactics

[Chris Ricker]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Bob Toxen wrote:

> For Red Hat to say "here's Linux and GNU code only on CDROM or downloadable
> ISO but you cannot replicate it or burn CDROMs and give 'em to others
> cause we put our Trademarks on it" seems to me to be a clear violation
> of the GPL.  We may see caselaw on this once IBM & RH destroy SCO.

But that's not at all what they say. RH says "heres the code, do whatever
you want with it, but if you make a product from it you can't call it RH."
Thats completely legal and completely consistent with the GPL.

later,
chris