From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Nov 1 10: 1: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB41337B401 for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:01:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31AB043E9C for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:01:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA1I0oLf078967; Fri, 1 Nov 2002 18:00:50 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost) by happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gA1I0jE3078966; Fri, 1 Nov 2002 18:00:45 GMT Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 18:00:45 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: Webmaster At Finris Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: License freebsd? Message-ID: <20021101180045.GB78013@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Webmaster At Finris , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20021101175033.3475F46E4@sitemail.everyone.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021101175033.3475F46E4@sitemail.everyone.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.9 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.41 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 09:50:33AM -0800, Webmaster At Finris wrote: > I was thinking of setting up a server > unix n every one else to use os with server inviroment > and have paying customers wants to carge to > license software. > does freeBSD? No. FreeBSD is available to install free of charge, and the FreeBSD license lets you make whatever use of the software you want, even to the extent of selling on it's use to third parties, just so long as you preserve the copyright notice and licensing terms. Application programs are however a different matter. You'll have to check the terms on each one individually. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message