[GNUz] Isn't Clark Connect non-Free?

[Don Gould]

What is most free about CC is the support I've been getting from 
Washbucket over the years.

I agree with Rik, take the ideas then rebuild the solution in a number 
of distros so that everyone in the community has choice.

To me, CC is Linux, which is where I want to be.

Last night you guys all saw how quick and easy it is to install the 
basic system.

My eventual aim is to get to a point where I have a CD that I put in the 
  drive and it just does the rest for you other than prompting for a 
name and email address.

Cheers Don

Rik Tindall wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> 
> Timothy Musson wrote:
> 
>> I'm surprised that their site says next to nothing about licensing, as
>> far as I can see. There's a tiny mention[1] of the GPL on their FAQ
>> list, but it's too vaguely worded to mean anything. It looks like the
>> only way to find out whether they have a totally free (libre) version is
>> to see what licenses are included with the actual download.
> 
> 
> Viewing source is no less obscure:
> 
> "Source code is available for download. You can find the source code in 
> the sources directory for each version. To save disk space, only 
> differences from the previous version are included.  In other words, the 
> source code for your version might be located in an earlier version" [1]
> 
> Given the RedHat componentry inbuilt (SELinux, RPM, Anaconda,..) the 
> licensing could well be as complicated as it is made to appear. This 
> reads correct nonetheless:
> 
> "Most Open Source Software (OSS) is licensed under the GNU General 
> Public License (GPL). ClarkConnect is no different in this respect in 
> that our source code is freely accessible to anyone. However, one of the 
> biggest misconceptions of the GPL and term 'free software' is that the 
> word free means no charge. This is not true..."[2]
> 
> [1] http://www.clarkconnect.com/downloads/
> [2] http://www.clarkconnect.com/info/faq.php#oss
> 
>> Maybe I oughta pester 'em to add a new Q to their FA list :)
>>
>> [1] http://www.clarkconnect.com/info/faq.php#oss
>>
>> Nick Rout, 2006-04-07 16:07:16:
>>
>>> My recollection is some is free and some is not.
>>> ie a basic free version and a useful expensive version
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:46:44 +1200 Timothy Musson wrote:
>>>
>>>> <http://www.clarkconnect.com/>. Is that the right one? If so, isn't
>>>> their software non-Free?
>>
>>
>> Tim
> 
> 
> So where we are now is to match CC's functionality - for Don's project 
> purposes - with Free and/or Open alternatives. At present we're likely 
> to compare FreeBSD first off, and, as the project requirements become 
> clearer, explore other distros too.
> 
> The workshops are to close the gap between need (skills + spec) and 
> expertise (choice), which does seem to be happening.
> 
> Hoping to see you guys there sometime too :)