Re: [Security Firewall] Re: MNF Licence

On 14-Aug-05, at 6:46 AM, Dieter Schütze wrote:

> Hi Nigel,
> the same packages are in the 10.1 security advisories
> You can use the 10.1 updates from the mirrors.

No you can't.  They *will* break your system.  MNF2 is *not* based on  
10.1.  You might get lucky for a few updates, but you *will* get  
bitten eventually.

> And for all packages under GPL:
> Mandriva must make the SOURCE code available if the code are under  
> GPL !!
> If not, can get mandriva serious problems.

You misunderstand.  If you have MNF2, you have the source.  We're in  
full compliance with the GPL.  To the customers who purchase MNF2 and  
download the updates, they also have access to the source.  Again,  
we're in full compliance.

For those who haven't paid for MNF2, you don't get support.  You  
don't get binary packages, and you don't get source packages.  Since  
you're not getting binary packages, you have no reasonable  
expectation of source packages.

You have the source for what you have; you don't have the source for  
what you don't have.

Again, full compliance.

> If i remember mandriva tould us the GPL conformity ;-)

Please don't try to pull the "GPL violation" wildcard if you don't  
understand how the GPL works.

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