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?lngBidRequestId=392449 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