Thanks Robert, I'm hoping to avoid lawyers if possible. Maybe you can help me with another causally related question: The reason I'm using you Ubuntu image is that it is more reliable for my application that the Debian rootfs (which has none of the legal constraints of ubuntu). The problem I get running Debian (using the new 3.12 kernel) is, using the CAN bus driver crashes about half the time the very first time it is opened after booting (one it has been opened successfully the first time, it can be brought up and down repeatedly with no issues). For reasons I am currently unable to understand, using the Ubuntu rootfs with exactly the same kernel, I get no such problem - perhaps there is something different with the scheduling or power management between these two systems?
Are there any settings or packages in the Debian rootfs you could suggest having a look at? Regards, Andrew Glen. On Wednesday, 20 November 2013 03:19:47 UTC+13, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 8:49 PM, AndrewTaneGlen > <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Does anyone have a clear picture on the legalities of using the Ubuntu > > rootfs with a custom kernel, as RobertCNelson's build system provides, > in a > > commercial application (effectively a headless remote server)? > > > > The Canonical site ( > http://www.canonical.com/intellectual-property-policy) > > has this to say: > > > > "Any redistribution of modified versions of Ubuntu must be approved, > > certified or provided by Canonical if you are going to associate it with > the > > Trademarks. Otherwise you must remove and replace the Trademarks and > will > > need to recompile the source code to create your own binaries. This does > not > > affect your rights under any open source licence applicable to any of > the > > components of Ubuntu." > > > > From this I take it that I cannot use the Ubuntu name anywhere on my > product > > plain and simple. It also states that I have to 'recompile the source > code' > > to create my own binaries. Does this mean I have to recompile every > single > > package I have installed, or would this just apply to those specific to > > ubuntu, i.e. not those relating to projects undertaken outside of > Canonical? > > > > If anyone has a clearer picture of this I'd be grateful to hear it. > > First, IANAL.. > > So you really asking the wrong group of people... > > Looking around there is a few commercial projects that are shipping > devices with ubuntu on them. However MOST do not mention ANYWHERE they > are running ubuntu. Until you dig down into the provided gpl source, > then it becomes obvious. Of course obviously if you name your product > "ubuntu xyz" Canoncial is probably not going to be happy.. > > Anyways, talk to a lawyer.. > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > http://www.rcn-ee.com/ > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
