Re: [PLUG] Red Hat cutting back RHEL source availability

[Steve Litt via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Rich Freeman via plug said on Thu, 22 Jun 2023 20:41:34 -0400

>They've said you're not allowed to distribute the file, and then
>they've gone ahead and given you permission to distribute it anyway.
>If you were to go ahead and distribute it, I'd think RedHat would be
>hard pressed to take action against you in court, since they've given
>you permission to do so.  At best they could argue they gave you
>contradictory instructions, and that is not a great place to sue
>somebody from, as the burden of proof is on them.  I likewise think it
>is questionable that this violates the GPL, since effectively they
>haven't actually restricted redistribution.

Two words: Chilling Effect.

SteveT

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