On 10/21/11 10:20 AM, "Les Mikesell" <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote: >>> >> They have created an optional channel in several of those groupings that >> is only accessible via RHN and they do not put those RPMS on any ISOs >> ... and they have completely changed their "Authorized Use Policy" so >> that we can NOT login to RHN and use anything that is not on a public >> FTP server or on an ISO set ... effectively cutting us off from the >> ability to check anything on the optional channel. > > I've never quite understood how anything containing any GPL-covered > code could have any redistribution/use restrictions added. Agreed. Being that the GPL is more a distribution license than a use license, the legality of what RH is saying here is a little questionable. I'd honestly bring this up to the FSF for a clarification point. -- Gary L. Greene, Jr. Sr. Systems Administrator IT Operations, Minerva Networks Inc. Cell: (650) 704-6633