From: SSB1PZP@imcvms.med.navy.mil (PERUCCI, PHILIP A.) Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: SLS status Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 10:59:41 GMT
In <C9EJxA.CtD@world.std.com> jimr@world.std.com writes:
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> Personaly I think that SLS should ONLY make it clear that unless you get the
> package direct from SLS, they will not support you without a fee. That
> seems fair, and there is no need to do anything with the copyright or
> whatever, after all, SLS only packages the software, I know I had to
> do a lot of work myself to get the package really working. I should be
> able to give away as many copys as I want as long as it is made
> clear that SLS is in no way responsible for the COPIES made.
>
> Jim
> jimr@world.std.com
Of course you can give SLS away. Anyone can get it for free from FTP too!
Currently there is a great relationship between the Internet/Linux community
and SLS. We (Internet community) get Linux packaged quite nicely, for free,
and SLS gets a LOT of testing for a marketable product. Peter must do a
LOT of integration to achieve the SLS distribution.
In the short term, a few people can make money by selling SLS. In the
long run, however, this could result in Peter/SLS moving to another endeavor.
Installing SLS is *trivial* for me to achieve:
1) X11R5 (with choice of twm/olwm)
2) gcc/gdb
3) tcp/ip
4) ability to compile/port LOTS of packages off the net.
Once the floppies are installed, it takes me about 15 minutes to configure
SLS. Mind-you, since my PC is not on a UPS, I don't set up mail/uucp/nntp,
etc...
I feel it would be a Bad Thing (tm) to see the SLS distribution comprimised.
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