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The rationale is also explained in the policy: Ubuntu is a trusted open source platform. To maintain that trust we need to manage the use of Ubuntu and the com
by nfm 10y ago
The rationale is also explained in the policy:
Ubuntu is a trusted open source platform. To maintain that trust we need to manage the use of Ubuntu and the components within it very carefully. This way, when people use Ubuntu, or anything bearing the Ubuntu brand, they can be assured that it will meet the standards they expect.
- davb 10y agoI'm not sure how they achieve the goal of maintaining trust by simply charging a licencing fee for the brand. Unless they review and certify every modified build, this seems like a simple dual licencing model under the veil of making sure customers aren't misled.
- xupybd 10y agoGiven the price, I'd say this is more about entering a commercial agreement. Once they do that they can have influence on the custom version. To use that influence will, no doubt, cost money.
- rgbrenner 10y agoIt does sound like Ubuntu reviews and certifies the build. I know they do so when Ubuntu is modified for distribution on a computer. So why wouldn't they in this case. I don't think it's fair to describe it as a veil either. Preventing customers from being misled is the entire point of trademarks. Someone in another thread used Cocacola as an example.. so imagine if someone took Cocacola, added some ingredients, and started selling it as Cocacola... that's pretty clearly trademark infringement. And that's exactly what they're doing here. I have to wonder why they even modify it.. Ubuntu has great hardware support in my experience.. and they release cloud and server images exactly for this purpose. Completely free.
- calgoo 10y agoLike when ice and a slice of lemon is added to Coca-Cola in a glass? So technically Coca-Cola is just ignoring that?
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- jknoepfler 10y agoIf Coca-Cola's recipe were given away for free, with the explicit requirement that users who modified the recipe, then sold the product as Coca-Cola pay a fee, then yes... But in general no, not like "when ice and lemon is added to Coca-Cola."
- joepie91_ 10y agoThis doesn't seem to match up with what one of the commenters said about Dreamhost: https://twitter.com/cleverdevil/status/744622945096503297 https://twitter.com/cleverdevil/status/744622945096503297
- niemeyer 10y agoIf you log into one of their shared hosts you'll see custom kernel, custom packages, etc.
- zepolen 10y agoThe rationale is also BS unless "trust" costs just 1-2euro.