Re: Red Hat EW Licensing

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On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 09:25:32AM +0000, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> You do have the usual Free Software rights to copy the updates on all
> the Free Software, HOWEVER, you have agreed not to do that. If you are
> caught, RedHat may cancel your subscription.

Red Hat does not have the legal right to restrict redistribution of
either the binaries or source for GPL'd packages.
 
> Couldn't RedHat just make a subscription plan like this? You pay for 5
> years of EoL on updates. Period. No hotline nothing. It's just a
> different plan targeted to experienced admins who only want to save some
> time by not having to prepare the packages themselves.

That's pretty much what those basic versions are.  For $349/year, you get
the ES subscription.  You get 90 days of installation support, but
that's it.  No telephone support is included.

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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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