Ed Wilts wrote: >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 > > Really ??? I don't think so ... >2. You're not running Red Hat Enterprise Linux when you've installed >them. Some 3rd party code will not install or run properly. > > > The ONLY one problem is with the installation of Oracle DB/application server, you need to edit your /etc/redhat-release (if you have Centos or Gralinux) to install Oracle 9i/10g -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
