[lug] RedHat Licensing

[Ken Kinder]

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.