Hello. I'd like to ask about license issue. Now I'm planning to make and sell some measurement system controlled by PC. There is no technical issue but I don't have enough information about license. I will do the following, 1) Install CentOS and my applications on the PC. 2) Sell the PC as a measurement device. 3) Distribute DVD made from CentOS iso image file to the user if he/she needs. Question 1. Is there no problem from the view point of CentOS license ? Question 2. Should I donate to CentOS community ? Best Regards.
Hi, at first I'm not part of the CentOS Project nor I'm a lawyer. But may I can answer your questions. According to the CentOS About page "CentOS Linux is no-cost and free to redistribute." [1]. So as you are planning to redistribute it should be fine to do. While redistributing you also need to consider the legal section [2]. However as you are planning a business you should involve a lawyer to make it clear to you in your special legal situation! To your second question: Yes you definitely should do that, as you make profit from the great work the maintainers do and can't make profit if they discontinue doing this great work. But no one can force you to, it's up to you to take what the community provides without giving anything back. Best Regards Markus [1] https://www.centos.org/about/ [2] https://www.centos.org/legal/ On Thu, 2019-11-14 at 18:08 +0900, sensor make wrote:> Hello. > > I'd like to ask about license issue. > Now I'm planning to make and sell some measurement system controlled > by PC. > There is no technical issue but I don't have enough information about > license. > > I will do the following, > > 1) Install CentOS and my applications on the PC. > 2) Sell the PC as a measurement device. > 3) Distribute DVD made from CentOS iso image file to the user if > he/she > needs. > > Question 1. > Is there no problem from the view point of CentOS license ? > > Question 2. > Should I donate to CentOS community ? > > > Best Regards. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Hi, Your reply gave me a clue to understand about the license. thanks very much. If I finally succeeded in developing and profiting, I'm going to donate some of that profit, for this great project. Best Regards 2019?11?14?(?) 18:39 Lange, Markus <M.Lange at dnb.de>:> Hi, > > at first I'm not part of the CentOS Project nor I'm a lawyer. > > But may I can answer your questions. > According to the CentOS About page "CentOS Linux is no-cost and free to > redistribute." [1]. So as you are planning to redistribute it should be > fine to do. While redistributing you also need to consider the legal > section [2]. However as you are planning a business you should involve > a lawyer to make it clear to you in your special legal situation! > > To your second question: Yes you definitely should do that, as you make > profit from the great work the maintainers do and can't make profit if > they discontinue doing this great work. But no one can force you to, > it's up to you to take what the community provides without giving > anything back. > > Best Regards > Markus > > > [1] https://www.centos.org/about/ > [2] https://www.centos.org/legal/ > > On Thu, 2019-11-14 at 18:08 +0900, sensor make wrote: > > Hello. > > > > I'd like to ask about license issue. > > Now I'm planning to make and sell some measurement system controlled > > by PC. > > There is no technical issue but I don't have enough information about > > license. > > > > I will do the following, > > > > 1) Install CentOS and my applications on the PC. > > 2) Sell the PC as a measurement device. > > 3) Distribute DVD made from CentOS iso image file to the user if > > he/she > > needs. > > > > Question 1. > > Is there no problem from the view point of CentOS license ? > > > > Question 2. > > Should I donate to CentOS community ? > > > > > > Best Regards. > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >