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Can I edit BEOS max edition?
Name: chris Date: July 30, 2003 at 19:24:09 Pacific OS: beos max edition 5 CPU/Ram: amd k6/ 190 ram
Comment:
I wanted to know can I edit beos max edition then i'll make it better then i'll post it and rename it to my os. I wanted to know if i can do this "I think this is under GNU?
Name: jefro Date: August 2, 2003 at 19:47:04 Pacific
Reply:
Anything is legal until you get caught.
I am not a Scum sucking lawyer but you may need to have real legal advice to answer that. It is not GNU as I understand, and is a copy protected data product. I am not the owner of it and I am not for sure who is. I suspect that somewhere between Palm and Be and the stock holders are the owners.
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Response Number 2
Name: Bobthearch Date: August 2, 2003 at 22:29:09 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Jefro, had a day off I see. :)
I don't know whether or not the customizations made to Max are GNU or not. But it's based on BeOS PE which is clearly ~not~ GNU. BeOS PE is the property (including the name) of Palm, Inc. and the PE liscense agreement states that PE can only be freely distributed.
So legally, you ~should~ be able to create a distro with PE as the base and offer it as a free download.
-Bob
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Response Number 3
Name: jefro Date: August 3, 2003 at 20:57:51 Pacific
Summary: BeOS Max Edition v2.1 has been released Download : http://www.bebits.com/app/3148 Home : http://vasper.net Forums & FAQ's : http://crux.sourceforge.net/nuke/index.php Release Notes : http://crux.s...
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