-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, As I do know it's not legal to download RHEL "binaries" but you may rebuild SRPMs and you can create your own RPMs even updates. On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 10:45:49 -0400 (EDT) Jessica Zhu <jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A side question: can we install RHEL without license? If true, where to > get the download to do the installation? Someone asked me this recently. > And I answered that you have to purchase the entitlement first and then > can do the download. However, I want to confirm whether it's right. > > Jessica > > On Thu, 7 Jul 2005, Security wrote: > > > 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 Regards Ali Erdinc Koroglu http://www.prosoft.com.tr -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCzUOXUZ8xvL9ToPoRAv7PAKCK9/kKGsTiwXBhvRPlVNHGraDU5wCfT/Zl anArHG6+PLIZUaVdZzrJ8ug= =K6wP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
