On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 02:15:46PM +0900, Shinobu Takasugi wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you Jerry. > > I think FreeBSD is good OS too. > But we prefer CentOS for compatibility with Red Hat. > I use both. I like FreeBSD somewhat better, but because of the closeness to RHEL, some things are more convenient in CentOS. But, for ease of licensing, FreeBSD wins. ////jerry > > When we decide to use CentOS, we will have a talk with CentOS project team > about donation. > > > Regards, > Shinobu Takasugi > > ------------------------------------------------------ > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:14:35AM +0900, Shinobu Takasugi wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I've sent this mail when I didn't subscribe this mailing list. > > Now I subscribe and I sent again. > > I'm sorry to bother you. > > > > > > Our company make and sell some measurement system controlled by PC. > > We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the PC currently. > > We are thinking CentOS is another option for us. > > There is no technical issue but we don't have enough information about license. > > > > We will do the following, > > > > 1) Install CentOS and our applications on the PC. > > 2) Sell the PC to our customer. > > 3) Distribute DVD made from CentOS iso image file to our customer. > > > > Question 1 > > Is there no problem from the view point of CentOS license? > > I don't think there is a problem using CentOS that way. > > Another option might be FreeBSD. (See http://www.freebsd.org/) > There is definitely no problem with their license and it is a > very good server OS. > > > > > Question 2 > > Should we donate to CentOS community? > > Of course, donations are always appropriate, especially if you are > making money from the product. But, it is not a legal requirement. > Same is true of FreeBSD. > > > > > In FAQ http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=49, > > there is a description concerning donation when CentOS is used for business. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > If CentOS is the basis of your business, you should also consider making > > monthly donations to the CentOS Project, or even providing a dedicated > > server for our use. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Best Regards, > > Shinobu Takasugi > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos