Dear Debian Legal, I am working with a team that is working on a low-cost laptop that would be GNU/Linux based. When it comes to choice of distribution that would be preinstalled on the laptop, Debian is among them. In this context, please let me know the following:
- Do I need someone's permission to sell the laptop with Debian GNU/Linux preinstalled? - Since the laptop is Cherry Trail based, some extra drivers and modules are needed for sound and wifi, thereby requiring a custom kernel. If I bundle a custom kernel (with legally freely redistributable files), can I still go ahead and redistribute this custom version without permission? Note that this is the only modification to stock "stretch". Thanks. Kumar -- It's now the GNU Emacs of all terminal emulators. -- Linus Torvalds, regarding the fact that Linux started off as a terminal emulator