Manilal K M wrote on Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 03:45:30PM +0600: ,---- | I wish to share with you a news snippet. The New Indian Express had | declared RedHat Linux as a Proprietary software. Ref: | http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20031223001556&Page=R&... | | It is said in the EULA of RedHat Linux that "Most of the Linux | Programs are licensed pursuant to an open source EULA that permits you | to copy, modify, and redistribute the software, in both source code | and binary code forms." `----
Its true that redhat is partly proprietary. Since its partly proprietary (_and_ if you wanted to take a hard stand), you can call it proprietary (just because there is a small piece of meat in my food, it does not just become partly non-vegetarian ;) )
,---- | The AKSHAYA Project which is a community literacy programme is a | non-commercial initiative by the govt of Kerala. I just can't | understand the motto behind such a report. The newspaper is trying to | make AKSHAYA project a commercial initiative. Forgetting the matter | that This project will make a good impact of "Free Software" on the | mass the newspaper is trying to benefit some vested persons. `----
Maybe AKSHAYA should think of some other alternatives? (like debian, for example?)
cheers,
-Suraj