Maybe this acticle makes is clearer: http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/18/1540233 <quote> It would violate the GPL for Red Hat to require a binary license fee of end users </quote> -pu

Patrick Kaell wrote: I think you're right. If they publish ALL the source code of even modified version of GPLed software under GPL as they claim, they are GPL compliant. But they ARE misleading intentionally customers. More than just a commercial lie, they write in black on white in their conditions of use: you ARE NOT allowed to install the software on supplementary hosts without paying RHN recurring fees, your are NOT allowed to keep your system running AFTER the end of your subscription, they even described the kind of checks you must accept they do at your premises to ensure you comply with those conditions. So I think RedHat is enfringing GPL. -- Brent Frère Private e-mail: Brent(a)BFrere.net Postal address: 5, rue de Mamer L-8280 Kehlen Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg European Union Mobile: +352-021/29.05.98 Fax: +352-26.30.05.96 Home: +352-307.341 URL: http://BFrere.net If you have problem with my digital signature, please install the appropriate au thority certificate by browsing https://www.cacert.org/certs/root.crt.