RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 licensing

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Anze Vidmar wrote:

> Ed Wilts wrote:
>
>> Basically it says that if you install RHEL on more than one system, you
>> may not copy the patch updates from your subscribed system to a
>> non-subscribed system.
>> 
> yap. Bottom line is:
> You can copy your RHEL* CD/DVD and install it on 1000 machines if you like. 
> It's legal to use and run the system, but it's  illegal to patch/update your 
> system if you don't have a valid RHN subscription for this system (note: 1 
> system = 1 PC) Also, it's ILLEGAL to copy patches/updates from other RHEL* 
> system (that IS subscribed to RHN) and apply it on non-subscribed system.

But it *is* legal to get the update SRPMs from Red Hat via FTP, recompile 
them, and install them yourself as long as you have no RHN subscriptions. 
That's what White Box, Centos, and others do.

All the usual disclaimers (IANAL, etc.) apply...

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 		Matthew Saltzman

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