Re:I'm Done with Red Hat (Enterprise Linux)
by reaperman on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @04:35PM
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It doesn’t impose a legal restriction on their right to do those things. It reserves the right to refuse service for Red Hat. Hopefully a lawyer can successfully argue your point of view and win in court but I don’t personally see it myself.
Re:I'm Done with Red Hat (Enterprise Linux)
by ElectricalUnion on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @05:06PM
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> How does "we'll just immediately terminate all business dealings with you forever" not sound like a retaliatory restriction on the recipients' exercise of their rights?
A enterprise has the right to refuse customers if the reason isn't discrimination of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or nationality.
"I violated a contract I made with them" isn't one of those.
> Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
How does "we'll just immediately terminate all business dealings with you forever" not sound like a retaliatory restriction on the recipients' exercise of their rights?