[NBLUG/talk] Novell to own SuSE

E Frank Ball frankb at efball.com
Tue Nov 4 10:22:01 PST 2003


On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 01:08:14PM -0500, Bob Blick wrote:
} After yesterday's RedHat/Fedora announcement, this one really makes me
} wish it were April 1st, but it appears to be true:
} http://www.suse.com/us/company/press/press_releases/archive03/novell_suse.html
} Debian, here I come!

RedHat Enterprise License terms
http://www.redhat.com/licenses/rhel_us_3.html

It isn't pretty.  A couple quotes:

1.1 Term.  The term of this Agreement shall be for the
duration of all Services provided under this Agreement.
The initial term for Services shall commence on the
Effective Date of this Agreement and shall continue for
a period of one (1) year.  Thereafter, the term for
Services shall renew for successive terms of one (1)
year each unless either party gives written notice to
the other of its intention not to renew at least sixty
(60) days prior to the commencement of the next term;
provided, however, Customer shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement at any time after the first
year by giving sixty (60) days prior written notice of
termination to Red Hat.  Customer shall remain
obligated for all fees through the date of termination.
 
 ...

1.  Red Hat Network Proxy Server and Satellite.  If
Customer subscribes to RHN Proxy Server or Satellite
("Proxy Server" or "Satellite") as an upgraded delivery
method to RHN, then the following provisions apply to
that subscription.  To provide Proxy Server or
Satellite, the Prckup purposes.  CUSTOMER MAY USE THE
RHN CODE ONLY TO RECEIVE THE RHN SERVICES FOR SYSTEMS
FOR WHICH CUSTOMER HAS PURCHASED A SUBSCRIPTION FOR RHN
SERVICE.  Customer may not use the RHN Code for any
other purpose.  Customer may not transfer or assign the
RHN Code or any media containing the RHN Code.
Customer may not modify, copy, make derivative works
of, distribute, reverse engineer, decompile or export
the RHN Code.  During the Subscription Period, Customer
agrees that Red Hat shall have such electronic or
physical access to the RHN Servers as Red Hat
reasonably requests to enable Red Hat to deliver the
RHN Service and to update or enhance the RHN Code as
Red Hat deems necessary, in its sole discretion.

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   E Frank Ball                frankb at efball.com



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