RedHat's trademark can only restrict you so much... You will not be able to say it's a RedHat EL CD, but you can say that it contains portions of RedHat EL CD :) Rui On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 22:05, Thomas Dodd wrote: > Tom Georgoulias wrote: > > Thomas Dodd wrote: > > > >> See the GPL. If you modify GPL source code, it's still GPL. So if you > >> distribute the binaries, which are GPL, you must make the the source > >> available, and cannot restrict redistribution of either. The only > >> redistribution limits are: > >> 1) Red Hat's tradmarks (like the ShadowMan logo, and the name) > >> 2) non-GPL code included with the distro, like IBM's JVM. > > > > > >> So Red Hat says the _SOFTWARE_ is GPL. So I copy, modify, and > >> redistribute according the the GPL. I've asked sales about it. waiting > >> for a reply. > > I read the "certain image files" mentioned in the first paragraph of > > Appendix 1 to be the IBM JDK mentioned in the second paragraph: > > > Since there seems to be no differentiation of trademark useage between > > RHL and RHEL, the usual redistribution guidelines apply. And I take > > that to mean the JDK is the biggest barrier to binary redistribution. > > So it appears that the IBM stuff cannot be copied except to authorized > (RHEN subscribed) systems. You cannot remove it from the distro, due to > the Red Hat trademarks use requirements. Time to make Pink Tie WS/ES > <http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart/0070010908.html?id=kmmg6Utm> > > <aside> > I'm still not sure why cheapbytes had to modify the set. It's the same > as the downloadable version. If it was a LUG selling it for the same > price, $7 for the 3 binary CDs, $13 for all 6 CDs, it'd be fine. The > reuse requirement of eductional/not-for-profit doesn't make sense. > > I got several people to by CDs this way, who now buy boxed sets and RHN. > With out the service they would never have tried it. 1) slow network > speeds. 2) no CDR. > > Groups like CheapBytes help spread linux top where it is now. Now they > are being shuned. Also note, that the sell the boxed versions too. So > it's an inexpensive way to try RHL. If you like it, you buy the box or > RHN later. I wonder how many peoply tried linux and RHL that way that > are now regular customers, bringing in more, especiall the big > enterpriise accounts. > > </aside> > > -Thomas -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? Please AVOID sending me WORD, EXCEL or POWERPOINT attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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