[Asterisk-Users] knopsterisk

[Tony Hoyle]

trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com wrote:
> does anyone have knopsterisk for download, I assume that because its GPL
> the creator of that iso cant restrict spreading it.  A friend wanted it
> to play on a box and the only thing I can find with google is the
> knopsterisk.com site which wants $10 to get a copy and does not provide
> (as far as I can tell) any free distribution access which is
> his/hers/its/them/they/whatever right (being politically correct is
> hard).

The GPL does allow the creator to charge a redistribution charge... it 
doesn't require free distribution (which would be a bit harsh for some 
projects - bandwidth isn't free, and CDs/Burners certainly aren't).

The CD may contain items of proprietary software - until recently SuSE 
was like this, and Redhat RHEL still is.  In that case you can 
redistribute most of the contents of the CD but not the CD itself (ie. 
not a working copy, especially if the proprietary part is the 
installer).  In that case your option is to strip the GPL parts and 
build a new distribution, wait for someone to do the same, or pay for a 
copy.

If it doesn't contain proprietary parts, and all its contents are freely 
licensed, just find someone who's paid for a copy and dupicate 
it/download it from them.

Tony