[WBEL-users] Redhat Legalese

[Mark Reynolds]

Quoting Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>:

> Joe Klemmer wrote:
> > On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 22:31, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>>	This is the only one I know the answer to.  If you have RHEL running on
> >>>a system you must have a support "contract" for it.  You can get one set
> >>>of ISOs and install on 15 systems but then you must buy 15 support
> >>>instances.  You can't run RHEL on any system without support for that
> >>>system.
> >>
> >>Does this then imply that I can buy one set of CDs and be legal to 
> >>install on 58 machines and only pay for the support on the machines?
> > 
> > 
> > 	No, just the opposite.  You can not have any system running RHEL
> > without a support contract.  If you buy one set of CD's and install on
> > 58 systems you must then buy 58 support "contracts".  Period.
> 
> The opposite of WHAT? I asked if I could buy a single copy of the media 
> and just pay the for the support on multiple machines and you say no, 
> you must buy a single copy of the media and pay for support contracts on 
> multiple machines. That answer makes no sense to me, at least in regard 
> to the question I asked. I fail to see any difference between what I 
> wanted to do and what you say I must do instead. Of course I've been 
> called for support twice since I went to bed, I may be missing something 
> subtle...
> 
> Someone else know? Do I really have to pay for a copy of the media on 
> each machine in order to get a serial number for the support? Buying 
> media for blades is a rip-off.
> 
> -- 
> bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>

Bill, since you did not understand Joe's reply (I think it was joe)
it is unlikely you will understand anyone else's reply.

Why don't you simply goto the redhat website, and read their
very clear, very concise, license agreement?

In summary, it says something like this...

>>> If you have 58 systems running RHEL, then you must then buy 58 
>>> support "contracts".  Period.

Sorry, but I'm mystified by people who want everyone else to
read stuff to them .....

Mark Reynolds


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