can I sell fedora?

Markku Kolkka markkukolkka at kolumbus.fi
Mon Oct 25 12:59:28 UTC 2004


Ian Malone kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika maanantai, 25. 
lokakuuta 2004 10:28):
> Joel <rees at ddcom.co.jp> wrote:
>  >Anyone who gets those CD(s) can use Linux freely and can
>  > even resell them for a reasonable fee. But if the CDs are
>  > bad, anyone who has sold those CDs has to provide another
>  > copy for free.
>
> This not necessarily true.  Firstly, the last sentence of
> Section 1 of the GPL:
>
> You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a
> copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in
> exchange for a fee. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> (my emphasis)
> The GPL does not oblige you to offer a warranty. 

No, but the Fedora trademark Guidelines 
(http://fedora.redhat.com/about/trademarks/guidelines/page4.html) 
do:
"If they charge a fee for the CD-ROM or other media on which they 
deliver the Fedora™ code, they warranty the media on which the 
Fedora™ code is delivered, thus ensuring that the recipient 
receives a usable copy."

-- 
 Markku Kolkka
 markku.kolkka at iki.fi




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