[lug] RedHat Licensing

[Harris, James]

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

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