ZogG — Письмо от FSF
Помните я писал пост Как убунту продают дешевле, чем виндовс, так я вам не сказал, но я отправил маляву письмо FSF и Canonical. И мне пришел ответ. Они дали добро, но отнесли фанатично к моему использованию слова "linux". Ответ под катом( он же содержит мое письмо и понятно дело на английском)
Subject: [gnu.org #554490] The question about how is it legal to sell linux (ubuntu) on ebay
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:19:22 -0500
Reply-To: [email protected]
Hello, Misha,
> [[email protected] - Tue Feb 23 16:28:39 2010]:
> I was searching on ebay and found some guy selling linux(ubuntu), he
> is
> not mentioning that it's cd of linux, but selling linux itself (though
> he is reminding about GPL) but still it looks not right, is it legal?
> the link is
> http://shop.ebay.com/great-
> alternatives/m.html?_fcid=100&_localstpos=&_ssn=great-
> alternatives&_sticky=1&_stpos=&gbr=1
Thanks for your inquiry and for having taken the time to report this.
This is fine. When we say "free software," we mean "free" as in
"freedom." Please see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html for
more information.
Also, please help us right a wrong by calling the operating GNU/Linux
and using the term "Linux" only when referring to the kernel. (For more
information on why it's important to use the correct nomenclature,
please see http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html.)
Thanks for supporting free software.
Sincerely,
--
Jeanne Rasata
Program Assistant
Free Software Foundation
Subject: [gnu.org #554490] The question about how is it legal to sell linux (ubuntu) on ebay
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:19:22 -0500
Reply-To: [email protected]
Hello, Misha,
> [[email protected] - Tue Feb 23 16:28:39 2010]:
> I was searching on ebay and found some guy selling linux(ubuntu), he
> is
> not mentioning that it's cd of linux, but selling linux itself (though
> he is reminding about GPL) but still it looks not right, is it legal?
> the link is
> http://shop.ebay.com/great-
> alternatives/m.html?_fcid=100&_localstpos=&_ssn=great-
> alternatives&_sticky=1&_stpos=&gbr=1
Thanks for your inquiry and for having taken the time to report this.
This is fine. When we say "free software," we mean "free" as in
"freedom." Please see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html for
more information.
Also, please help us right a wrong by calling the operating GNU/Linux
and using the term "Linux" only when referring to the kernel. (For more
information on why it's important to use the correct nomenclature,
please see http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html.)
Thanks for supporting free software.
Sincerely,
--
Jeanne Rasata
Program Assistant
Free Software Foundation
