Re: Permission to distribute
Hi,
Le 4 avril 2024 08:29:07 UTC, tomas@tuxteam.de a écrit :
>On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 01:00:46AM -0700, John Lee wrote:
>> Hello Debian Team,
>>
>> I just wondered if I can sell computers that I build with Debian Linux
>> pre-installed. The computers may also include programs I create. I tried to
>> find the answer to this question but still unsure.
>
>That's the whole point of Debian. If you stick to the "free" repo, you will
>only have free software in it. So you are free to modify and redistribute
>that software.
>
>For software from the non-free repo, you'll have to look into its license
>and possibly contact the vendor.
>
>That said, each part has its own license. For some, e.g. GPL, you are not
>allowed to restrict the recipient of that software to do the same.
>
>Usually, packages install the relevant info in /usr/share/doc/<package>/copyright.
>
In addition to Tomas answer, this chapter of the Debian FaQ should be of interest to you:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/redistributing.en.html
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