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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> I would observe that Linux and the GNU Project seem to have done fine,
> despite frequent commercial redistribution for a charge (by Red Hat,
> Mandrake, etc.).
My understanding about that was that the charge was a media charge, not a charge
for the library or work itself. In particular I thought a lot of the revenue
that Red Hat receives is for support.
Personally I could see some far fetched circumstance in which a media charge
would apply but I'd like to even avoid that if we can. The library itself should
not be charged for.
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| (...) 1) That is Red Hat's business model, but not always or exclusively. For example, Red Hat used to make a product named MetroX (I can't remember if it replaces XFree86 or a window manager), and buying a Red Hat CD gave you the right to install (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) Actually, redhat stopped shipping free linux (with the exception of Fedora, which isn't supported by Redhat anymore) - if you want to get RHL, you have to pay for it now. So it's not only for the media/documentation/support anymore. (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) <blink> How is the second item (a) a "protection" and (b) required by "the fundamental goals of Ldraw.org"? I would observe that Linux and the GNU Project seem to have done fine, despite frequent commercial redistribution for a charge (by Red (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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