Request for Comments

[James Knott]

Robert Brockway wrote:
> No, this is not an RFC :)
> 
> I've received an email from a club member in my capacity as talks
> coordinator.  I could not answer the person's query so I'm putting it to
> the list...
> 
> The member is active on the TLUG list and has presented in front of the
> club before on technical topics.  The person wishes to do a talk on a
> product that their company has produced in house.
> 
> The product runs on Linux but is not currently GPL (although it may
> become so in the future).  I think the person does not want the talk to
> come across as a sales pitch.
> 
> So the question is - is it ok for a person to make a presentation to TLUG
> on a commercial product that their company produces?
> 
> I now open the floor for debate...

I suspose it's fine, so long as he keeps to the technology and how Linux 
is used in it, problems solved etc.

GPL is nice, but not critical.
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