At Sat, 8 Jan 2011 18:09:59 +0000 (GMT) CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2011, derleader __ wrote: > > > To: centos at centos.org > > From: derleader __ <derleader at abv.bg> > > Subject: [CentOS] Customizing Centos > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to ask you is it legal to create my own > > distribution based on Red Hat/Centos and to sell it under > > different name? I will make available for everyone to see > > the source code. Is this against the license agreement? > > > > regards > > Peter > > You can't sell GPL source code as it is protected by the > GPL, but you can sell a packaged product that includes GPL > sources, like RHEL I suppose. RedHat does not 'sell a packaged product'. They sell a subscription service with a support contract. The source code is available for free and can be redistributed (for free) once RedHat's IP (trademarded logos, etc.) have been removed and/or replaced. That is what CentOS is. > > Keith Roberts > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Websites: > http://www.karsites.net > http://www.php-debuggers.net > http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk > > All email addresses are challenge-response protected with > TMDA [http://tmda.net] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments