can I sell fedora?

Timothy Payne tim at tmpco.com
Mon Oct 25 13:02:02 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 23:04, me at phillipgeorge.com wrote:
> > 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

Excuse me, but why are we helping this guy cheat on his taxes?  Sorry
but I haven't finished my first cup of coffee yet.

T




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