On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 11:46:58AM -0600, Crookedmaze wrote: > Hello Everyone!, > > I am creating an OpenBSD Spin-off and have a question about what the > rules are regarding doing something like this. I have looked at the > OpenBSD copyright page and it looks like doing so would be alright > but I would like to be sure that what I am doing is alright. I > do not necessarily aim to create a new OpenBSD based operating system > what I plan to do is to create my own spin-off off OpenBSD that comes > configured to function as a server for a game called "Minecraft", > and comes with things like OpenJDK (required to run Minecraft), but it > will still be OpenBSD it will just have a slightly different default > configuration. Would the people using my spin-off be allowed to use > the OpenBSD package repositories to install packages and update them. > What I am trying to do is setup an OpenBSD spin-off that is setup to be a > secure Minecraft server, because right now many of the people who setup > Minecraft servers in their home run their servers on their personal > computers using Windows 7 or Vista and the server is usually running > as the administrative user. So what I would like to do is distribute > an OpenBSD Spin-off that is configured as a Minecraft server > that these people who are not very skilled can use (It will be highly > scripted and automated) and can run in Virtualbox or can be installed > on a dedicated server, I know this won't be as secure as a managed > server and I also know that security is a process not something you can > download but my goal is to setup something that will hopefully be more > secure than what most people are doing right now I am also doing this > because hopefully if people were to start using my Spin-Off of OpenBSD > then maybe more people will take an interest in OpenBSD. > Please let me know if this would be an OK thing to do. Also > feel free to comment on my idea and let me know what you think! > > P.S. This is the first time I have ever posted to the OpenBSD misc > mailing list I have done my best to conform to the OpenBSD Mailing list > Netiquette guidelines, but please let me know if I have > done something incorrectly, > > Sincerely, > Crookedmaze
The licenses of OpenBSD *base* allow you to distribute appliances but you should check the licenses of each package included in your project. Cheers. -- Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado http://juanfra.info
