[lug] RedHat Licensing

[Jeffrey Siegal]

Ken Kinder wrote:
> 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.

This is correct.  Another option is to download the freely distributable
version from Red Hat's ftp server (or a mirror).

You won't have to pay Red Hat licensing fees, but you also can't use Red
Hat in your product name (it is a trademark of Red Hat Corp and they
don't allow others to use it).