On 5/16/07, Thommy M. Malmström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andre Lue wrote:
> > Greets,
> >
> > If someone built an appliance for sale, would it be
> legally ok for the operating system to be
> opensolaris?
>
> Sure, as long as you comply with the terms of the
> licenses involved.
>
> You could do this in a few different ways:
>
> 1) build your own distro from the sources provided on
> OpenSolaris.org
>
> 2) Use one of the pre-existing free distros, such as
> Belenix, Nexenta,
> Schillix, or Martux.
> Get a license from Sun for Solaris or Solaris Express
> redistribution
> rights. (While Solaris Express includes sources
> from OpenSolaris,
> it also includes other portions which are not
> freely redistributable,
> so a license from Sun is needed to sell machines
> with it on.)
Eh? I write app X and sell it to Y customers for EURO Z. It is available for
Solaris.
Customer has Solaris. I don't care about his license agreements. It's a deal
between
the end customer and Sun how to arrange that license deal. I only have to care
about
selling my X app for Z Euros and earn Y*Z Euros. Or?
it deppends, how did you write app X?
in this case app X would be opensolaris based, if you use something
other than solaris or solaris express or solaris developer edition,
then youre free to do whatever you want provided you accept the
license of that code. if you do use solaris and friends instead, you
need to honor a license you accepted when you get the software and
that means you cannot redistribute it unless sun lets you. of course
ianal
nacho
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