RE: Licensing question

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Just a little more info:

http://www.redhat.com/rhel/renew/faqs/#6

Regards, Marshall 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
>McDougall, Marshall (FSH)
>Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:29 PM
>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>Subject: RE: Licensing question
>
>Bill,
>
>I believe the key words here are "applicable Services".  The software
>itself is GPL so they can't charge you for that.  What they 
>are charging
>you for is the subscription/service.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
>>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Van Dolson
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:21 PM
>>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>>Subject: Re: Licensing question
>>
>>On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 02:15:23PM -0400, Bill Tangren wrote:
>>> Not true.
>>> 
>>> 
>><http://www.redhat.com/licenses/rhel_us.html?country=buying+a+R
>>ed+Hat+Subscription+from+Red+Hat&>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 5.1 Reporting. Client will notify Red Hat (or the Business 
>>Partner from 
>>> whom Client purchased Software or Services) promptly if the 
>>actual number 
>>> of Units of Software or Services utilized by Client exceeds 
>>the number of 
>>> Units for which Client has paid the applicable Fees. In its 
>>notice, Client 
>>> will include the number of additional Units and the date(s) 
>>on which such 
>>> Units were first utilized. Red Hat (or the Business Partner) 
>>will invoice 
>>> Client for the applicable Services for such Units and Client 
>>will pay for 
>>> such Services no later than thirty (30) days from the date 
>>of the invoice.
>>> ---
>>> As I read it, if you put RHEL on a box, I need a 
>subscription for it.
>>> 
>>> YMMV.
>>
>>Interesting.  So what is Red Hat charging for in this scenario?  The
>>use of their logos?
>>
>>Ray
>>
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