Does anyone know if what they are doing is legal or not ?
I don't know the exact licensing agreement for SuSE Linux, but Redhat
has something like this:
All their work (or almost all) is GPLed. That means you get the four
freedoms on the code. BUT the trademarks and logos are not freely
distributable. The extract from RHL 9's EULA sums it up -
THE RED HAT TRADEMARK, THE BLUECURVE TRADEMARK AND RED HAT'S
SHADOW MAN LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF RED HAT, INC. IN THE
UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. WHILE THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT ALLOWS
YOU TO COPY, MODIFY AND DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE, IT DOES NOT PERMIT
YOU TO DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE UTILIZING RED HAT'S TRADEMARKS.
So, you may copy the entire CD and redistribute it but you can't call
it a Redhat product. You have to remove all Redhat logos and
trademarks before redistribtuion. This effectively nullifies any brand
equity that you might get from redistributing a 'Redhat product' per
se.
I hope I've made this subtle point clear.
Nandz.
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http://nandz.blogspot.com
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