On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 9:44 AM Kyle Edwards <kyle.edwa...@kitware.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 2019-07-16 at 10:22 +0000, Javeed Ahmed wrote: > > sir/madam > > can i make my own os using debian as a base and distribute it? > > Absolutely! Debian is free software, and you are free to use, modify, > and distribute it for any purpose. Please make sure to follow the rules > of each package's license (GPL, BSD, etc.), but in general, yes, all of > these licenses allow modification and redistribution. See: > > https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines > > for a description of the Debian philosophy of what consitutes "free > software".
See also https://www.debian.org/derivatives/