can I sell fedora?

me at phillipgeorge.com me at phillipgeorge.com
Mon Oct 25 06:04:34 UTC 2004


> Hi,
>
>> I've read legal stuff, and I found, that I can _distribute_ Fedora. Does
>> this
>> mean, that I can SELL Fedora CDs for the price i want?
>
> Check with RH and what the GPL says on the subject.
>
> Personally, I offer the service that if someone wants a copy of a distro
> which can be freely downloaded (such as FC or Mandrake), I will do so
> for the postage costs. I will continue to do this as well. Typically
> though, I restrict this to the UK
>
> If you look at linuxemporium.co.uk they sell distros for very little
> money (works out about 8 UKP for FC3t3). As they're a company, I expect
> them to have overheads etc.
>
> TTFN
>
> Paul
> --
> "Trust me, I know what I'm doing" - Det. Sledgehammer
> --

(Sorry...can't seem to find the original post.)
Selling Fedora as a product doesn't seem to be very bright.  IF you do
that,  a material product is normally taxable.  Its best just to charge an
install fee, which is normally non-taxable labor.

-Phillip




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