Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 29, 2005 10:24 PM
On the Mepis website it says:
1. Can I legally copy MEPIS Linux CDs and give them to my friends, etc?
You can make copies of the SimplyMEPIS bootable CD and give them away for non-commercial purposes only.
This limitation to non-commercial purposes is fundamentally incompatible with the definition of free software's freedom number 2:
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. (...) A program is free software if users have all of these freedoms. Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere. Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 29, 2005 10:24 PM1. Can I legally copy MEPIS Linux CDs and give them to my friends, etc?
You can make copies of the SimplyMEPIS bootable CD and give them away for non-commercial purposes only.
This limitation to non-commercial purposes is fundamentally incompatible with the definition of free software's freedom number 2:
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. (...) A program is free software if users have all of these freedoms. Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere. Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission.
Ergo. Mepis is not free software. QED.
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