Re: RHEL without License?

From: Ed Wilts (ewilts_at_ewilts.org)
Date: 07/06/05

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    On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 04:50:23PM +0400, Security wrote:
    > Rik Herrin wrote:
    >
    > >I'm not sure if this question has been brought up
    > >before or not. I was asked by someone if they can
    > >continue running RHEL after their yearly subscription
    > >has expired. They don't want to pay and don't mind
    > >living without the security updates and access to RHN.
    > > Is this legal or not? Please provide links from Red
    > >Hat documentation if possible to support your
    > >position. Thanks for your time.
    >
    > I think it is legal of course .. there is some copyrighted things like
    > the "redhat logos" or "anaconda-images" but there is a solution:

    These are trademarked, not copyrighted. The software itself is
    copyrighted (as is all software written these days - it's automatic) but
    it's the license you're concerned about.

    > use the rpms from centos/whitebox or gralinux and your problem is solved.

    This doesn't necessarily solve your problems:
    1. Some are actively violating Red Hat trademarks
    2. You're not running Red Hat Enterprise Linux when you've installed
    them. Some 3rd party code will not install or run properly. 

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