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+The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ +
Chapter 13 - Redistributing Debian GNU/Linux in a commercial product +

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13.1 Can I make and sell Debian CDs?

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+Go ahead. You do not need permission to distribute anything we have +released, so that you can master your CD as soon as the beta-test +ends. You do not have to pay us anything. Of course, all CD manufacturers +must honor the licenses of the programs in Debian. For example, many of the +programs are licensed under the GPL, which requires you to distribute their +source code. +

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+Also, we will publish a list of CD manufacturers who donate money, software, +and time to the Debian project, and we will encourage users to buy from +manufacturers who donate, so it is good advertising to make donations. +

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13.2 Can Debian be packaged with non-free software?

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+Yes. While all the main components of Debian are free software, we provide a +non-free directory for programs that are not freely redistributable. +

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+CD manufacturers may be able to distribute the programs we have placed +in that directory, depending on the license terms or their private arrangements +with the authors of those software packages. CD manufacturers can also +distribute the non-free software they get from other sources on the same CD. +This is nothing new: free and commercial software are distributed on the same +CD by many manufacturers now. Of course we still encourage software authors to +release the programs they write as free software. +

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13.3 I am making a special Linux distribution for a "vertical market". Can I use Debian GNU/Linux for the guts of a Linux system and add my own applications on top of it?

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+Yes. Debian-derived distributions are being created both in close cooperation +with the Debian project itself and by external parties. One can use the +Custom Debian +Distributions framework to work together with Debian; Skolelinux is one such project. +

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+One person is building a "Linux for Hams" distribution, with +specialized programs for Radio Amateurs. He is starting with Debian as the +"base system", and adding programs to control the transmitter, track +satellites, etc. All of the programs he adds are packaged with the Debian +packaging system so that his users will be able to upgrade easily when he +releases subsequent CDs. +

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+There are several other Debian-derived distributions already on the market, +such as Progeny Debian, Linspire, Knoppix and Ubuntu, that are targeted at a +different kind of audience than the original Debian GNU/Linux is, but use most +of our components in their product. +

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+Debian also provides a mechanism to allow developers and system administrators +to install local versions of selected files in such a way that they will not be +overwritten when other packages are upgraded. This is discussed further in the +question on How do I override a file +installed by a package, so that a different version can be used instead?, +Section 10.8. +

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13.4 Can I put my commercial program in a Debian "package" so that it installs effortlessly on any Debian system?

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+Go right ahead. The package tool is free software; the packages may or may not +be free software, it can install them all. +

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+The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ +

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