Дмитрий Разваров wrote:
On top of debian will run commercial software that implements business
logic. Can you please tell me if there are any legal restrictions on the
use of Debian in such a product?
Debian can be redistributed for a fee (which is what I take you mean by "commercial
software") and it's up to you to comply with the license for each program you distribute.
Debian GNU/Linux main repository software is (as far as I know) all free software and
presents no issue to you distributing copies for a fee (commercial redistribution).
You probably want to make sure that nothing you say or distribute conveys the idea
that Debian endorses your project and that you provide support for your project's
distribution (which is what your users are really paying for). Your users are free to
ask Debian users for help whether or not they buy your distribution.
Can the gnu gpl license be extended to our software in this case and can anyone
demand the disclosure of the codebase?
I don't know what you mean by "extend" the GNU GPL but every version of the GNU GPL
already allows for distributing copies of covered software for a fee so long as you
comply with the license. So it's not clear to me that you need to alter the GNU GPL
in any way to accomplish your goal of distributing a ready-to-use system built from
Debian main + other free software.
Recipients of the GPL-covered can request complete corresponding source code and
build instructions per their right under the GNU GPL. You can satisfy your obligation
under the GNU GPL by distributing complete corresponding source code and build instructions when you distribute the executable binaries instead of a written offer.
See
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid for more on
this written offer.
That way you've done your part and anyone who distributes the GNU GPL-covered software further can satisfy requests for complete corresponding source code and
build instructions straight away or they can come up with their own written promise
to satisfy later.
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