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At 14:16 1/03/2004, William Hooper wrote: <br > <br >
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite >werner maes said: <br >
> Hello <br >
> <br >
> Is it legal to buy one RHES license and install RHES on multiple
servers? <br >
> Suppose you don 't care about support and since RHES is
open-source <br >
> software <br >
> (released under the GPL), I suppose this is perfectly ok. <br >
> But please correct me if I 'm wrong ! <br > <br >
Have you read the license agreement? <br > <br >
<a href= "
http://www.redhat.com/licenses/rhel_us_3.html?country=United+States
" eudora= "autourl " >
http://www.redhat.com/licenses/rhel_us_3.html?country=United+States
</a >& <br >
"If Customer wishes to increase the number of Installed System,
then <br >
Customer will purchase from Red Hat additional Services for each <br >
additional Installed System." </blockquote > <br > <br >
I know, but I once called RedHat and they told me that because it it open
source software, it 's free to install it. <br >
You pay for the service & support, not for the software ! <br > <br >
A few months ago, I found this on the RedHat website: <br > <br >
"RHEL is sold through a one-year subscription and it does have a
licensing agreement. But before you mention the "p"-word
(proprietary), understand that the code is open and protected by the GPL
license. It 's not proprietary. <b >We 're licensing the services, not the
software </b >. The source code files can be downloaded by anyone, and you
still have the right to use the software after the license and services
expire. <br > <br >
You 'e simply paying for the value RedHat adds: The enterprise
enhancements, the ISV and IHV certification, the support services
included with the product, and the security and software updates through
Red Hat Enterprise Network." <br > <br >
The link was (it 's no longer there):
<a href= "
http://www.redhat.com/software/whichlinux.txt
" eudora= "autourl " >www.redhat.com/software/whichlinux.txt <br > <br >
</a >That 's why I assume that it is free to use RHEL if you don 't want
support and don 't use RedHat Network (which is impossible
anyway) <br > <br >
Werner <br >
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