 | | | RHEL without License? | RHEL without License? 2005-07-06 - By Ed Wilts
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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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