Really interesting. But as I read in your quote, RedHat says "all the code in Red Hat products is [...] licensed under the GPL [...]. So you always have free access to the source code. For me, the GPL does not only give the free access to the code, but also the freedom to execute and redistribute the software. Extract from the fsf web site: (http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) Free software [...] refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software: * The freedom to run the program [...] (freedom 0). [...] * The freedom to redistribute copies [...] (freedom 2). [...] My problem is that the terms of the "Software and service terms and conditions" under which RedHat distributes Linux in EMEA deny the right to the customer to copy freely the GPL'ed software, and explicitely deny the right to freely run the software on as many computers as the user wants, which is exactly opposed the the very GPL terms: (http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html, point 6) 6. Each time you redistribute the Program [...], the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program [...]. You may NOT IMPOSE ANY FURTHER RESTRICTIONS on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. For me, RedHat redistributes GPL'ed software, but impose restrictions on the user's right on the software, by imposing a subscription to RedHet Network for any supplementary host running the software, physical control of the amount of hosts running the software, and prohibition to run the software after the subsciption to RedHat Network ended. I'm still waiting for FSF conclusion on this. Patrick Kaell <sparc(a)kayoon.net> wrote: -- -- 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