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From: Buchan Milne (bgmilne_at_cae.co.za)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 05:13:03 CST

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    Another Happy Linux User wrote:
    > On Wednesday 05 February 2003 03:04 am, Buchan Milne wrote:
    >
    >>And all Mandrake's software is free under the GPL,
    >
    > read the licensing for MNP, - and tell me that again. I don't think it is
    > possible to get any closer to "the edge" of the GPL. Also, - I believe that
    > choosing the "commercial" license of the two, does not "remove" the GPL
    > aspect. That *would* violate it. (IMO).

    There is nothing different about the MNF licensing than there is about
    CUPS, MySQL, Qt, and many other GPL-licensed products.

    >
    >>Ultimately, someone needs to pay hard cash, generate revenue for
    >>Mandrakesoft, or save Mandrakesoft development time,
    >
    > For their immediate survival, I agree.
    >

    If you're wanting updates for 2-year-old distro's, you're going to want
    it to be more than "immediate", you're going to want it to be long-term.
    The only way someone can provide long-term support is if they continue
    generating sufficient revenue. 

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