[juneau-lug] Re: January Meeting

  • From: Toby Harbanuk <tobysam@xxxxxx>
  • To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 20:47:26 -0900

"Unrestricted", software perhaps? Sorry, I guess I forgot that solaris 
is closed source...

On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 07:37 PM, James Zuelow wrote:

>
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:03:53 -0900
> "Clay Robidoux" <loki@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> just a reminder Solaris IS free if you own the hardware... and ebay
>> is just a few clicks away...
>>
>>
> Well, Internet Explorer is free too.  Just don't ask for the code...
>
> You cannot download Solaris, tweak it a little bit (say, port it over
> to Alpha hardware) and then distribute it.  Sun's lawyers would be all
> over you.
>
> "Free Software" does not refer to monetary cost.  It is a failing of
> the English language that the same word has so many meanings.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
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