On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > CREOtiv wrote: >> >> Hello, >> This guys http://www.linux-xp.ru/ selling linux for money. It based on >> Fedora Core. So their actions break copyrights and the GPL licence of Fedora >> Linux. >> You must do something. > > You seem to be misinterpreting the GPL license. Read the primer. Also refer > > http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html > > Linux XP as a derivative distribution of Fedora is very well free to sell > copies of it as long as they satisfy the other requirements of the license > such as providing the source code. > > Rahul For the curious: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linux-xp.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en I haven't seen source code nor Fedora yet. But one would have to purchase a copy to verify. -- Fedora 9 : sulphur is good for the skin ( www.pembo13.com ) -- Fedora-websites-list mailing list Fedora-websites-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-websites-list
