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19 questions linked to/from Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed?
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Is Ubuntu an open source software? [duplicate]
Is Ubuntu an open source software (OSS)?
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Is it legal to torrent Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I want to run a VPS for torrenting Ubuntu's upcoming release. Is it legal?
Some VPS providers are unsure about it.
I am not talking about modifying Ubuntu here. Just distributing the ones that ...
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What is the license for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server? [duplicate]
What is the license for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server?
When I check the download site I don't see the license there or on the documentation page. Can someone please let me know what it is licensed under?
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Is it okay to sell linux distributions? [duplicate]
Here some people have made distributions based on Ubuntu and they're charging a price for it. Is this legal?
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Ubuntu Server license type [duplicate]
I am writing simple report for my company's board. Is that possible to simple tell what kind of license is used in Ubuntu Server?
I would like to know if thats possible to let the Ubuntu Server in ...
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Are Ubuntu and/or Unity FOSS? [duplicate]
As the title states,
Are Ubuntu and/or Unity open source software?
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School wanting to use ubuntu 20.04 on all student laptops and need to know if any special licensing is needed? [duplicate]
Our school is wanting to switch from a mix of Windows 8 laptops and Chrome OS laptops to all running Ubuntu 20.04, we got a few working and running as a test and there running amazing, what we were ...
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Can I Modify Ubuntu 16.04.03 and sell it for Profit? [duplicate]
I am a software developer. I have been using Ubuntu 16.04.03 from several weeks, I had well modified it, thanks to the open source who had allowed me to do so.IT is modified to a level which can beat ...
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Is it legal to distribute customized Ubuntu? [duplicate]
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Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed?
I have made my own version of Ubuntu that I have customized using tools. I removed some application I ...
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Can I sell my modified version of lubuntu [duplicate]
I've recently developed a piece of software that runs on top of lubuntu as a bootable maintenance tool. Can I legally sell my modified version of lubuntu and make a profit off of the operating system ...
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commercial redistribution of ubuntu [duplicate]
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Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed?
i'm making a custom ubuntu bootable live cd image by uck.
it includes some script and native binary.
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Can I make a Ubuntu distro and distribute it? [duplicate]
Can I make my own Ubuntu distro and let people download it for free on my website
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Which free software license does Ubuntu use? [duplicate]
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Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed?
I would like to know which free software License does Ubuntu use for its releases.
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Can we un-install non critical applications and add our own? [duplicate]
Can we un-install non critical applications and add our own application in Ubuntu 14.01 and then redistribute and sell it to people over the web without any legal issues?
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Is the ubuntu system I am using distributed free of charge
I installed my system with this file:
ubuntu-14.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
md5:
md5sum ubuntu-14.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
cab6dd5ee6d649ed1b24e807c877c0ae
I just want to make sure that this file is ...