On Sun, Dec 23, 2007 at 05:51:52PM +0100, Joakim Olsson wrote: > Hey! Would it be legal if I made a distro based on Debian which uses > the same repositories and then release it to the public?
Can't see any reason why not. That's part of the point of free software. The main reasons not to do so would be practical: your distro would be dependent on repos (and hence software) over which you had little or no control. Query whether what you'd have would be a distro in its own right, or just a customised Debian installation. Also, it's possible some people would object to the idea of another distro "freeloading" by using repos that are maintained on behalf of another distro, rather than setting up its own mirrors. But I'm pretty sure there are already distros (Mepis?) that use the Debian repos for additional, non-core software. IIRC, Libranet (a now-defunct distro that was my introduction to both GNU/Linux and Debian) followed this approach, with the option of enabling the Debian repos if you wanted additional software. John (TINLA, TINASOTODP) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
