On 2011-10-05, at 12:14 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 12:36 PM, <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>>> Yeah, well, the RHEL stuff I assume is released; their own heavy >>>> enhancements, I don't know. >>> >>> It doesn't matter if someone else released source. Anyone >>> distributing binaries containing GPL code is supposed to also supply >>> the matching source along with anything else that becomes part of a >>> derived work. >> >> IIRC, I don't *think* that if you take it and enhance it, you're required >> to release your commercial enhancements. For example, video drivers, >> proprietary. > > > The whole point of the GPL is to require the release of source (to > anyone who gets binaries) of any derived work. Kernel modules aren't > strictly considered to be derived from the kernel, although there has > been some speculation that they could be. > VMware ESXi is available for free download -I think it's restricted to non-commercial use - but you have to register with VMware first. The VSphere Vcenter console is too. I have it running on an Intel hardware based home server with half a dozen vm's. It does look and feel a lot like RHEL. Gordon _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos