Author Topic: [SOLVED] IEs4Linux  (Read 1058 times)

Offline OMSkates

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Re: IEs4Linux
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2011, 10:40:36 AM »
I agree that many applications can be used for activities that infringe on copyrights or for other misdemeanors but that doesn't mean distributing of those applications is unethical.   

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Re: IEs4Linux
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2011, 05:07:48 PM »
Even when the only possible use is to infringe the copyright? When the IE supplementary licence says it is only valid if you "have a valid Windows license", most logical people would infer that meant for the system in which it is to be installed, not for, say, an old computer up in the attic.

IEs4Linux installs IE into wine on Linux, which is not covered by any Windows licence, whether you have one for something else or not.

Whether my analysis is correct or not, IEs4Linux simply doesn't need to be distributed by pclos because it only installs into wine, and is therefore no different from any other Windows program. All that runs on Linux is a shell script. it doesn't need installing, so it doesn't need an rpm installer.
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Re: IEs4Linux
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2011, 03:19:59 AM »
Given the different interpretations and conflicting opinions, I can understand that the good people at PCLOS would not like to stick their neck out (for possible accusations of infringement, however slight some might consider it) for something trivial as this.

Opinion notwithstanding, I think kjpetrie hit the important part with this anyhow:
Whether my analysis is correct or not, IEs4Linux simply doesn't need to be distributed by pclos because it only installs into wine, and is therefore no different from any other Windows program. All that runs on Linux is a shell script. it doesn't need installing, so it doesn't need an rpm installer.

In other words, I have my answer... if there are no objections, would it be al-right with all if I marked this thread Solved?

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Re: IEs4Linux
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2011, 03:27:58 AM »
Yes. If the question has been answered for you, you can mark it as solved.

Offline CJ

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Re: IEs4Linux
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2011, 03:57:33 AM »
Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho...

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« Last Edit: May 13, 2011, 03:59:10 AM by CJ »

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Re: [SOLVED] IEs4Linux
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2011, 09:35:33 AM »
I take no issue with it at all, makes sense to me.