RE: Pirating Ubuntu?

["John.Boland-2" <user=1633@nabble.blu.org>]

 the worst part is that bestbuy is selling the disc for $20 and for an 
additional $130 their geek squad folks will install it! 
this was on digg this morning: 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8888563&st=ubuntu&lp=1&typ
e=product&cp=1&id=1211587312374 

-----Original Message----- 
From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf 
Of Kristian Erik Hermansen 
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:36 PM 
To: BLU Discussion List 
Subject: Pirating Ubuntu? 

I have a very interesting and funny question to ask all of you.  Is it 
possible to pirate Ubuntu?  A friend of mine recently pointed me at a 
link to Best Buy's website and asked if it would be illegal for him to 
buy the disc, rip it, and place a torrent online of the item Best Buy is 
offering.  It is the "Complete Edition", which I am unsure what that 
means exactly.  See for yourself. 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8888563&st=ubuntu&lp=1&typ
e=product&cp=1&id=1211587312374 

This is a very serious question and not to be taken lightly.  Perhaps if 
no one can point me in the right direction here, I might have to contact 
the Free Software Foundation :-)  Thanks! 
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen 
-- 
CISSP, CEPT, CREA, CEH, Linux+, A+, QGCS, ACSA, this is getting 
ridiculous... 
http://kristian-hermansen.com

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