Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 09:21:04 -0400 From: "Jerry Bell" <jerry@reillyplating.com> To: <spray40@epix.net> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: re FREE? Message-ID: <199807091321.JAA09974@reillyplating.com>
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Such a complaint will be dropped. FreeBSD has an open licensing policy which where the freeware claim comes from. The $40 distribution charge is irrelavent, since it is freely available via download from dozens of internet sites across the world. I can copy FreeBSD onto a bunch of CD's, charge $100 for each of them, and still call it freeware because you don't HAVE to get it from me, and the software retains its original licensing. Your persitence is commendable but misguided. It is obvious you have no comprehension of the laws that govern us, and it is regrettable that you don't find something more productive to do than badger people who are willing donate their valuable time and skills to a very worthwhile project. I STILL want to know where it is written that you HAVE to pay $40, for registration, or otherwise. (I'm sure any attourney that would pursue the case would also.) In conclusion, I offer you some other sites to divert you attention to: www.linux.org www.caldera.com www,debian.com www.redhat.com www.netbsd.org www.openbsd.org These are other bad sites that claim to have free software but charge for distribution media. (there are dozens more, we better get every last one of them!) Happy hunting, Jerry ---------- > From: > To: Jerry Bell <jerry@reillyplating.com> > Subject: Re: re FREE? > Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 11:43 AM > > Mr. Bell; > > Forty Dollars for "Freeware" is NOT free. > > A complaint has been filed on this date with the appropriate authorities > in the State of Texas as well as at the Federal level. > > > ======================================================================== > > Jerry Bell wrote: > > > > Where EXACTLY did you see a registration fee?? > > In the future, you would be wise to do some research before you send > > another dopey letter to a mailing list. As you probably noticed, there are > > a lot of people who are unhappy with you and your attitude. That is > > primarily because most of those who read you message volunteer large > > amounts of their time to develop FreeBSD, to make sure it remains free. > > I'm sure people have told you that FreeBSD can be downloaded for free, but > > Cheapbytes (www.cheapbytes.com) has FreeBSD disks for somewhere around > > $6.00. You have to realize, that software is intellectual property that > > has no "hard" costs; people can donate time to further the project. > > Writing cd's and printing manuals and packaging are "hard" costs - someone > > HAS to pay for them. It is unlikely that even a large group of volunteers > > could cough up enough money to pay for cd production costs for all those > > who want FreeBSD. > > I am also disturbed at how quickly people, such as yourself, will jump to > > threaten litigation. Search the court docets and find ONE criminal or > > civil case involving false advertising on the Internet. I know of no such > > case, and that would be very big news in the computer community. . > > > > Jerry Bell > > > > ---------- > > > From: > > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: re FREE? > > > Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 8:58 PM > > > > > > A "registration" fee or what ever you wish to call it, one in the amount > > > of forty dollars is NOT free. What you are engaged in is FALSE > > > ADVERTISING; individuals AND organizations have been and will be > > > prosecuted for such offenses. > > > > > > Think about it > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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