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Re: Partners



But is it not the case that if someone sold your OS for any price yet downloaded it for free would infringe the copyright law? Otherwise could we negotiate a commission system were I sell the OS in the UK?

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org> wrote:
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 10:36:06PM +0000, anthony budd wrote:
> I was looking at your website on the partners program page, and i was
> wondering. Does being a partner give the right to sell Debian? Or if not do
> you offer a program in which a business can sell Debian for a commission?

Debian is free software[1], anybody can reproduce CDs for users and charge
whatever they like for that convenience. Equally, any user can choose to
buy CDs from a vendor or download Debian directly - it's their choice.

Regarding partners: The project is run by volunteers;
the companies listed on the partners page are those that have provided
ongoing assistance through hardware, hosting, or some other service.

People who have given financial donations are recognised differently [2].

1: http://www.debian.org/social_contract
2: http://www.debian.org/donations

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