On Fri, 2010-09-24 at 12:24 -0700, Dick Gevers wrote: > > > >The software is GPL, everybody can open shop and support any > >distribution > >Partly wrong. You can always offer commercial support for openSUSE, > >Mandriva Free Edition and such.
I don't want to be unkind, but you don't understand, since you clearly have not actually *READ* the Terms and Conditions of Redhat, Novel, CentOS or Mandriva! Here is the problem, which lawyers are concerned about and which many geeks prefer to ignore: "Can I distribute the modifications I performed on Mandriva One and Mandriva Free? You may not redistribute a modified version of Mandriva products unless all registered trademarks, brands, names and logos referring to Mandrivasoft are removed. This includes, for instance, the use of the word "Mandriva Linux", "Mandriva", the Mandriva Linux and Mandrivasoft logos. This is required to protect Mandrakesoft's intellectual property rights and to avoid creating confusion for our clients. However, if you wish to become a Mandrakesoft distributor, we would gladly welcome you as a Mandrakesoft Partner and establish a win/win agreement. See our Partner Page." You will find similar text on every Linux distribution web site, except for Debian and Scientific, which is why I keep repeating that consultants cannot legally provide 3d party support for most Linux distributions. This is a problem which Mageia has to address, by using a license similar to that of Debian or Scientific. _______________________________________________ Mageia-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss
