>>>>> "Matt" == Matt Wilson <msw@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Matt> On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 02:26:15PM +0300, "Törrönen,
Matt> Paul-Erik" wrote:
>> I want to state that I also am in the exact same position, our
>> company wants to create a RH-based distribution which is used
>> only as a free (as in beer) OS on top of which we run our
>> proprietary software. I likewise mailed the
>> trademarks@xxxxxxxxxx for some specifics about a week ago and
>> have not received any response.
Matt> Are you distributing the modified OS outside of your
Matt> company? If so, you can't call it Red Hat Linux. If you're
Matt> using the Red Hat Linux platform for commercial gain, you'll
Matt> need to talk to our legal staff.
Matt> However, if you're giving verbatim copies of what we provide
Matt> on our FTP site, all is fine with regard to trademark usage.
How about if you're distributing outside your company, not calling the
OS Red Hat but adding some (free) packages to it?
Regards,
-- Raju
--
Raju Mathur raju@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://kandalaya.org/
It is the mind that moves
