Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:52:17 -0800 From: "Lee Fuller" <leelist@primedna.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: legal Message-ID: <NCBBLJKJMKKFJLGCJCABMEIHGFAA.leelist@primedna.net> In-Reply-To: <20010120.18455000@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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Salvo is correct. However, you must STRICTLY follow the licensing requirements, which are posted on the www.freebsd.org site. Lee Fuller Chief Technical Officer PrimeDNA Corporation > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Salvo > Bartolotta > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 10:46 AM > To: Rob G. Smith > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: legal > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > On 1/20/01, 4:39:03 PM, "Rob G. Smith" <virtus_nasa_gov@hotmail.com> > wrote regarding legal: > > > > Is it legal to sell (copies of)freeBSD on my site? > > > <disclaimer> > I am not a lawyer. > </disclaimer> > > <general remark> > My current understanding, based on what I have been reading on these > lists as well as on a look at the BSD licence, is that you can charge > for your production/delivery/whatsoever costs as much as you deem > appropriate; however, you can charge NO SINGLE $ for the licence as > such and, needless to say, you can make NO claim to that licence. > > If you create original derivative work based on FreeBSD code, the BSD > licence lets you decide what to do: whether to "give it away", > or charge for it and suchlike (in a commercial-style licence). > </general remark> > > > > As to your specific case (www "delivery"), the question sounds > curious. You could theoretically charge for your ahem "delivery > services", but nowadays, with most (if not all) sites offering FreeBSD > free of charge, I am afraid this kind of operation would do you more > harm than good. > > On the other hand, if you do provide **technical support**, you are > perfectly -- and morally -- entitled to charge for it (N.B. for the > technical support). > > Incidentally, there ARE such societies (cf the freebsd website itself) > and, IMVHO, they are more than welcome :-) > > > > If any of the above statement is incorrect, I will be scolded and > spanked in no time :-)) > > Best regards, > Salvo > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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