[lug] RedHat Licensing

[Harris, James]

Thanks for pointing out the HTML.  I am having to test Office XP and I guess
I just found a default setting that changed in the new version of Outlook.
(Oy)

Thanks for the info.  Do you know if the .iso that can be obtained from
RedHat is this "freely distributable" version?

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Kinder [mailto:kkinder at tridog.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 16:07
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: Re: [lug] RedHat Licensing


Well, first I'd like to ask you not to send HTML mail to a public mailing
list.

Red Hat ships some proprietary software _with_ their Linux distribution, but
I think each one comes with a "free distribution" CD that's basicly the
freely distributable part of Red Hat. You can also order a $1 CD from
cheapbytes.com that has the freely distributable version of Red Hat. There's
no real difference between the proprietary and free versions, just some
bundled software.

> "Harris, James" wrote:
> 
> Howdy all -
> 
> Sorry to ask a question that's answer is easilly available, however, I 
> need a really quick answer and thought some of you (especially the 
> KRUD foks) would be able to give me a quick, generalized answer.
> 
> If a device manufacturer were to sell a product utilizing RedHat for 
> the operating system, what licensing agreements would they be held to?  
> I'm basically being asked questions from management like "are we going 
> to have to buy licenses from RedHat?", "do we have to get in bed with 
> them?" etc.  My immediate answer was: "Linux is free", but then I 
> realized that I have no idea how selling a device utilizing a 
> commercial distro works.
> 
> Any general information would be greatly appreciated.  Obviously 
> when/if the time comes to be 100% serious, we will do all of the 
> appropriate reading of fine print and all agreements, but for now I 
> need to prove a concept quickly.
> 
> Thanks a billion!
> 
> Jim Harris
> Systems Administrator
> Network Operating Systems Group
> EDS @ Maxtor Corporation
> 303.702.3853

-- 
Ken Kinder - Engineer
Par Avance, Inc. / Tridog Interactive, Inc.
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