Re: [Freedos-kernel] Packing kernel with aPack saves 1.3 KB

[Bart O. <bar...@us...>]

On 31 Jan 2004, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:

> Jim Hall wrote:
>
> > The restriction of redistributing Red Hat Enterprise Linux has more to
> > do with Red Hat Network, and not the GNU GPL.
>
> So they only give you the binaries in conjunction with a subscription
> whose terms prohibit further distribution of the binaries?  How could
> that not qualify as a "further restriction" on the GPL?

If the binaries are covered under the GPL then you can distribute those
binaries period. I.e. you can redistribute all GPLed binaries. But only as
bare binaries.

So you bought RHEL, copy all GPLed binaries to another computer and have
thereby produced a Linux distribution that works, is legal, but is no
longer "RHEL". i.e. no support, no updates, just the binaries, and the
right to get the source code.

Why does nobody do that? Well simple, Red Hat themselves do (in a way).
It's called Fedora now.

Bart