Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:59:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Woody Carey <wcarey@uswest.net> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/12565: [PATCH] New FAQ : Where to find ISO CD-ROM images Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907090749310.28230-100000@myname.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <2908.931534156@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > > On Fri, 09 Jul 1999 06:10:28 MST, Woody Carey wrote: > > > The images are taken from the WC CD-ROMS, AFAIK. > > > > Is is legal to offer them for download? I don't know. Probably. > > Definitely not. You're allowed to create your own CD's from stuff that > you downloaded. You're not allowed to create CD's from the WC CDROMs. > Ok, so, does this mean the german ftp site stays up as it has been, but I (we) are not supposed to tell anyone of it's existence? Or is the site supposed to be taken down? Or can we tell people where to get these images, but with the express forbiddance to burn discs from them? FWIW, I was under the impression the utility of these images were for people with lots of disk space and high bandwidth connections. For them it would make sense just to download four files overnight or over a few days and keep them around as local mirrors. I have been in this position before and I know the craving for one big easy tarball or whatever. Access to high bandwidth is funny that way. :-) Anyway, unless I can turn this patch into something useful somehow, such as adding a statement "do not burn from these images" then this pr should just be closed and I will drop the matter. - Woody To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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