[Fwd: [SunRescue] sol8 01/01 GNU software companion cd wanted]

[Bill Bradford]

Devin - 

if I hear of any more mails like this to list members about
posts they made (calling someone a dumbass, AND trying to get them
in trouble with their ISP, over asking for *free software*), I'm likely
to unsubscribe you from all the lists I host on this machine.

First, he was asking for the *software companion CD* which is all 
GNU/freely-available software.  

Second, even if he *WAS* asking for the Solaris 8 CD images, he 
*can* download them *free* from Sun:

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/download.html

I wouldnt call downloading ISOs from Sun and then burning them
myself "pirating".  

Now, I suggest you apologize to Brian before you look like an 
even bigger dumbass.

Bill

On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 06:45:19AM -0500, brian wrote:
> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:33:53 -0800
> From: "Devin L. Ganger" <devin at thecabal.org>
> To: bphinz at home.com
> Cc: abuse at home.com
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] sol8 01/01 GNU software companion cd wanted
> Reply-To: "Devin L. Ganger" <devin at thecabal.org>
> You dumbass.
> The media kits for Solaris 8 can be gotten direct from Sun for $75.
> This gives you a legitimate license.
> By the terms of the Solaris 8 license, no one is allowed to distribute
> the media *regardless of whether the recipient has a license or not*;
> they may only get the media from Sun or an authorized Sun reseller.
> You're pirating, pure and simple.

-- 
Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX