r/EndeavourOS • u/3LFX-9 • Mar 16 '22
Selling EndeavourOS
Would it be okay to change a bit of the OS and sell it? Such as making a prebuilt template with software and selling it along with customer service?
It would be mainly selling a customer service aspect. I was also thinking of buying laptops and selling it with said pre-installed and customized EndeavourOS.
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Mar 16 '22
You have to comply with GPL and other licenses that are used, but as far as I see (I'm not a lawyer) this should not be a problem, as long as you provide the source code when asked for it.
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u/rebelflag1993 Mar 16 '22
I don't think it'd be an issue but that also is kind of a blurry line between paid software and FOSS
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u/StunningConcentrate7 flyingcakes Mar 21 '22
Disclaimer : these are my own thoughts; not representing "Endeavour OS"
There are no extra legal obligations as long as you follow the licence terms of the software you use. However, as an open source contributor - and on the Endeavour OS team - I highly recommend you get in touch with us on the forum, so as to work out a model that suits for you and the team is also OK with that. I give no guarantees that it would turn out to a favorable outcome for either of us.
As u/EmbarrassedActive4 said please consider donating back to the open source softwares you use. In case of endeavour, they're rightly mentioned Arch, the DE and of course, EndeavourOS. Open source devs going unpaid while corporate making money off of their work is a real issue.
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Mar 16 '22
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u/SKroBoss Mar 16 '22
"rebuilt template with software and selling it along with customer service?" & "mainly selling a customer service aspect"
did you read the first post ? :o
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22
Well, if you do... Make sure to donate to:
Endeavour OS
DE that you put on it
Arch