Author: Rajen Gupta
Date: 02:52:32 02/16/03
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i wonder if someone can let me know how a commercial company which sells LINUX (eg red hat)is any different fom someone selling EGTB on e bay. i thought both of the above (eg linux) as well as nalimov EGTB are freeware and hence cannot be sold at all. my understanding was that the commercial companies can do so because they they have packaged the product togehether; provide instructions/support on installation and maintenance; te person selling the EGTB may only be profiting on the fact that he has taken the trouble to download and verify all the files; ensure that they are not corrupt and install and work properly and provide instructions on installation and any file modifications that maybe necessary; and provide evryhing in a neat and convenient package. he could quite legitimately claim that he is providing all the EGTB files completely free till i actually had broadband i found it impossible to ever download any of the files and had considered buying the entire 12 CD set from either gambit soft or convecta (who were providing an identical service). i had in fact placed an order with gambitsoft (as it so happened they were in the process of going bust so i did not actually spend any money)
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