On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 04:50:23PM +0400, Security wrote: > Rik Herrin wrote: > > >I'm not sure if this question has been brought up > >before or not. I was asked by someone if they can > >continue running RHEL after their yearly subscription > >has expired. They don't want to pay and don't mind > >living without the security updates and access to RHN. > > Is this legal or not? Please provide links from Red > >Hat documentation if possible to support your > >position. Thanks for your time. > > I think it is legal of course .. there is some copyrighted things like > the "redhat logos" or "anaconda-images" but there is a solution: These are trademarked, not copyrighted. The software itself is copyrighted (as is all software written these days - it's automatic) but it's the license you're concerned about. > use the rpms from centos/whitebox or gralinux and your problem is solved. This doesn't necessarily solve your problems: 1. Some are actively violating Red Hat trademarks 2. You're not running Red Hat Enterprise Linux when you've installed them. Some 3rd party code will not install or run properly. -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
