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  3. December 2001

Re: Samba (was: OS-X vs. Windows)

> This is talking about the *source*. Charge what you like for
binary
> distribution, as long as you make the code available to those
who have
> the binaries. How do you think the likes of RedHat can charge
$60 for
> their current Linux distribution? Charge for support, value
added
> features, etc. Or do things the SuSE way and include some
non-GPL
> installer/admin software that directs the proceedings and
prevents
> anyone making their own SuSE based distro.

That's an interesting way of looking at it. We've been working on
a modified version of VNC, to get thru firewalls and do a couple
of other things. We aren't selling it, because the way we read the
license all we can do is charge for support.

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