On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Frank Hale wrote:
>I am making my own linux distribution based on Redhat 6.2. I would like
>to supply my dist name wherever Redhats comes up (ie installer, boot
>sequence, etc...) I would like to give them credit in a file on my
>CD-ROM. Can somebody give me some information on how to properly go
>about giving Redhat credit for what they have done? I am not trying to
>step on any feet while I do this.
Hmm.. That will not be completely easy. In general you'll need
to rebuild every single package, and modify every .spec file, as
well as modifying some source code as well. grep and rgrep are
your friend here. Be careful with modifying copyright messages
though. You don't want to just do a full search and replace of
Red Hat. Personally, if I were doing what you're doing, and a
particular package was unmodified from Red Hat's, I would leave
their name in there. It gives them credit for what they've
done. I've made a few customized dist CD's for people, and I
call it "Capslock Linux". I don't try to hide the fact that it
is just customized Red Hat. I only replace the words "Red
Hat" where it makes sense and is necessary. Replacing it
everywhere IMHO is not right because it strips credit from where
it is due. Any custom CD's I make, I don't want to detract
people away from Red Hat, rather I want to draw them towards it.
If I were selling the CD's, I would still do the same.
Just some more input/feedback/ramble that might be useful...
Take care,
TTYL
--
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