Hi,
My fiance (who was recently converted to CentOS ;) from Slackware) found something that intrigued us both. You may want to read this:
http://rentacoder.com/RentACoder/misc/BidRequests/ShowBidRequest.asp?lngBidR...
I quote: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Description: The summary of the project is to create a distribution similar to CentOS Linux which is nearly the same as Red Hat Linux - with the exception that Red Hat's graphic images and name have been removed in areas to prevent legal issues. We already have a distribution similar to CentOS with the appropriate graphic files already developed. However, it is now old and needs to be updated.'"
[..]
"You should actually be able to use the CentOS Linux distribution as your starting point to minimize work efforts."
[..]
"Deliverables: [..] 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement)."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- end of quote.
It seems stupid to duplicate something that already exists and works *very* well (great distro you guys!)... unless I'm missing something. It just pisses me off that somebody could take your work just like that and use it for **unfair** purposes!
BTW, you can talk to RAC people if the proposed projects are unfair/illegal which I suspect it is the case here.
Have a nice day everyone, Alex
hey, thanks for posting that - its interesting.
Alexandru E. Ungur wrote:
Hi,
My fiance (who was recently converted to CentOS ;) from Slackware) found
so... she saw the light :)
something that intrigued us both. You may want to read this:
http://rentacoder.com/RentACoder/misc/BidRequests/ShowBidRequest.asp?lngBidR...
I quote:
"Description: The summary of the project is to create a distribution similar to CentOS Linux which is nearly the same as Red Hat Linux - with the exception that Red Hat's graphic images and name have been removed in areas to prevent legal issues. We already have a distribution similar to CentOS with the appropriate graphic files already developed. However, it is now old and needs to be updated.'"
[..]
"You should actually be able to use the CentOS Linux distribution as your starting point to minimize work efforts."
[..]
"Deliverables: [..] 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement)."
works in this case would only involve the scripts ( if any, you could actually do it all by hand, might end up with finger stress and a bad case of keyboard rundown ... but hey, could be done ). The Code itself is all licensed under Open Source Licenses ( various different names / specifics - but its all open source ).
Maybe artwork and other code additions that his person has created, might also be included in his own restrictive (c)....
But, I am not sure what that person is trying to do ?
sender: "Karanbir Singh" date: "Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 12:43:04PM +0000" <<<EOQ
hey, thanks for posting that - its interesting.
You're welcome :)
Alexandru E. Ungur wrote:
Hi,
My fiance (who was recently converted to CentOS ;) from Slackware) found
so... she saw the light :)
:) Slack was cool, but CentOS offers a much smoother desktop experience... Besides I don't have to update her system aymore, now she can yum it herself :)
works in this case would only involve the scripts ( if any, you could actually do it all by hand, might end up with finger stress and a bad case of keyboard rundown ... but hey, could be done ). The Code itself is all licensed under Open Source Licenses ( various different names / specifics - but its all open source ).
Maybe artwork and other code additions that his person has created, might also be included in his own restrictive (c)....
But, I am not sure what that person is trying to do ?
That I don't know, it just seemed weird that someone wanted to this when they could just as well use CentOS... or WBEL or whatever... What intrigued me was the ideea that 'hey these guys are definitely not doing it for fun!'... they aren't doing it being driven by the Open Source principles... They just want to 'buy a free Linux'... Weird.
Alex
Alexandru E. Ungur wrote:
works in this case would only involve the scripts ( if any, you could actually do it all by hand, might end up with finger stress and a bad case of keyboard rundown ... but hey, could be done ). The Code itself is all licensed under Open Source Licenses ( various different names / specifics - but its all open source ).
Maybe artwork and other code additions that his person has created, might also be included in his own restrictive (c)....
But, I am not sure what that person is trying to do ?
That I don't know, it just seemed weird that someone wanted to this when they could just as well use CentOS... or WBEL or whatever... What intrigued me was the ideea that 'hey these guys are definitely not doing it for fun!'... they aren't doing it being driven by the Open Source principles... They just want to 'buy a free Linux'... Weird.
Based on the link, it looks like they want a CUSTOM version of RHEL/CentOS with their own artwork in it. Maybe RJ Solutions is a big corporation that wants its own corporate images splashed all over its desktops. I believe the CentOS distro is licensed under the GPL. As long as they don't distribute it outside their organization, then they do not need to provide this to anyone else. The minute they distribute the GPL dictates that they must hand over source code.
In short, I don't think there's anything WRONG with what they're requesting. It sounds like they want something specific to their corporation or one of their clients. I've wanted to do that for the Navy for years. They just won't let me endorse that hippie GPL stuff. :-)
Cheers,
--Shawn
Shawn M. Jones wrote:
Based on the link, it looks like they want a CUSTOM version of RHEL/CentOS with their own artwork in it. Maybe RJ Solutions is a big corporation that wants its own corporate images splashed all over its desktops. I believe the CentOS distro is licensed under the GPL. As long as they don't distribute it outside their organization, then they do not need to provide this to anyone else. The minute they distribute the GPL dictates that they must hand over source code.
Specifically, the GPL requires them to "hand over source code" (only/at-least) to those to who they distribute the GPL binaries. They don't (necessarily) have to provide the source to everyone.
-- Rex
sender: "Rex Dieter" date: "Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 11:43:34AM -0600" <<<EOQ
Shawn M. Jones wrote:
Based on the link, it looks like they want a CUSTOM version of RHEL/CentOS with their own artwork in it. Maybe RJ Solutions is a big corporation that wants its own corporate images splashed all over its desktops. I believe the CentOS distro is licensed under the GPL. As long as they don't distribute it outside their organization, then they do not need to provide this to anyone else. The minute they distribute the GPL dictates that they must hand over source code.
Specifically, the GPL requires them to "hand over source code" (only/at-least) to those to who they distribute the GPL binaries. They don't (necessarily) have to provide the source to everyone.
Well then, doesen't sound that bad after your explanations. Thank you. I guess I was a little 'overworried'. Reminded me of that interesting fellow, Jeff Merkey, who wanted to buy the Linux kernel for $50,000 :)
Have a nice evening gents, Alex
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