Re: Using Debian GNU/Linux as base for commercial linux

[jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl]

On Tue, Aug 18, 1998 at 03:06:26AM +0200, Matjaz Skraba wrote:
> I was told that Debian GNU/Linux is encouraged to be used as a base for a
> commercial linux distributions. Is there any documentation needed for us
> to start working on such a project and if so, could someone direct me to
> the right person.

There are some pieces of advice I can give you
- Make sure you understand the licenses of software you're going to
  distribute. 
  Software that's in Debian's "main" distribution is considered free in the
  DFSG-sense (http://www.debian.org/social_contract) and should be usable for
  commercial purposes. Be aware though that this interpretation is done by
  laymen and is not to be considered legal advice; get a lawyer specialising
  in copyright law if you want to be sure.
- Please set up your own infrastructure for supporting users, including
  a bug tracking system. This way, you deal with problems your modifications
  introduced yourself, and Debian developers only have to deal with problems
  that are present in Debian too.
 
HTH,
Ray
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