Ajith posts : >> can you name few non-free stuff Pine, qmail....they were bundling the Java RE. >> I had to add a line to my driver code stating that it is GPLd. ^^^^^^ Is it ? For what device was that driver for ? Moreover Redhat dumps unneeded bytes & bits onto your HDD and if you are not careful, run the risk of filling up your hard disk. Half the time you do not have any inkling of the package details. -- , , ragOO, VU2RGU / \ ((__-^^-,-^^-__)) `-_---' `---_-' `--|o` 'o|--' \ ` / ): :( :o_o: "-" --------------------------------------------- FSUG-Calicut Home Page : //www.freelists.org/webpage/fsug-calicut ---------------------------------------------