Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-13 Thread Paul Wise
Roman asked: > Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my clients? Yes. You can also get Debian to advertise your services. Register here if you are selling Debian CD/DVD/USB media: https://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/ Register here if you are selling devices with Deb

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-12 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Below On 2022-08-10 04:31, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > On 09/08/2022 19:53, Dan Ritter wrote: >> You can't call yourself a Debian anything, but you can say that >> you are a consultant or contractor or business that sells Debian >> installation services. > > But the OP can achieve a Linux certificati

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-12 Thread tomas
On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 08:37:47AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Charles Curley writes: > > As others have said, yes. I believe you should be very clear with your > > client that you are not selling them any software > > He is selling them copies of software, Is (s)he? AFAIR the OP talked about "i

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-12 Thread John Hasler
Charles Curley writes: > As others have said, yes. I believe you should be very clear with your > client that you are not selling them any software He is selling them copies of software, and that's fine as long as he includes copies of the licenses. > nor are you responsible if it breaks. But h

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-10 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Roger Price writes: > On Wed, 10 Aug 2022, Andy Smith wrote: >> I had a negative experience with LPI about 15 years ago where I >> signed up for one of their tests at a conference (FOSDEM) just out >> of interest and then in the weeks afterwards I was bombarded with >> marketing emails. > > My ap

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-10 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 12:20:39PM +0200, Roger Price wrote: > On Wed, 10 Aug 2022, Andy Smith wrote: > > I had a negative experience with LPI about 15 years ago where I > > signed up for one of their tests at a conference (FOSDEM) just out > > of interest and then in the weeks afterwards I

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-10 Thread David
On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:20:39 +0200 (CEST) Roger Price wrote: > On Wed, 10 Aug 2022, Andy Smith wrote: > > I had a negative experience with LPI about 15 years ago where I > > signed up for one of their tests at a conference (FOSDEM) just out > > of interest and then in the weeks afterwards I was b

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-10 Thread Roger Price
On Wed, 10 Aug 2022, Andy Smith wrote: I had a negative experience with LPI about 15 years ago where I signed up for one of their tests at a conference (FOSDEM) just out of interest and then in the weeks afterwards I was bombarded with marketing emails. My apologies for an off-topic comment, bu

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-10 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 09:31:54AM +0100, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > On 09/08/2022 19:53, Dan Ritter wrote: > > You can't call yourself a Debian anything, but you can say that > > you are a consultant or contractor or business that sells Debian > > installation services. > > But the OP can ac

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-10 Thread Kevin Price
Am 09.08.22 um 20:53 schrieb Dan Ritter: > you > can charge the reasonable cost of the media with Debian on it, > if you are selling that. You may even charge huge money for debian itself, not just for the media. You are allowed to sell it for whatever your clients are willing to pay, and your jur

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-09 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 9 Aug 2022 21:13:58 +0300 Roman wrote: > Hello. Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my > clients? Does this require any permission? I read the FAQ, but it > says about CDs, the information seemed outdated to me. As others have said, yes. I believe you shoul

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-09 Thread tomas
On Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 09:13:58PM +0300, Roman wrote: > Hello. Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my clients? > Does this require any permission? I read the FAQ, but it says about CDs, > the information seemed outdated to me. Apart from what others have said, of course

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-09 Thread songbird
Roman wrote: > Hello. Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my clients? > Does this require any permission? I read the FAQ, but it says about CDs, > the information seemed outdated to me. yes, you can charge for your services, the only thing keeping you from being r

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-09 Thread Dan Ritter
Roman wrote: > Hello. Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my clients? > Does this require any permission? I read the FAQ, but it says about CDs, > the information seemed outdated to me. You can charge to install it, you can charge to support it, you can charge the r

Re: Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-09 Thread Timothy M Butterworth
On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 2:14 PM Roman wrote: > Hello. Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my clients? > Does this require any permission? I read the FAQ, but it says about CDs, > the information seemed outdated to me. > Yes you can charge money to install Debian.

Can I install Debian operating systems for money?

2022-08-09 Thread Roman
Hello. Can I install Debian operating systems for money for my clients? Does this require any permission? I read the FAQ, but it says about CDs, the information seemed outdated to me.

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-02 Thread Yaro Kasear
On 03/02/2013 03:13 AM, Joe wrote: On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:59:21 -0600 Yaro Kasear wrote: If he is a troll, then why are we still feeding him? Because we're all hoping to pick up some scraps ourselves. It's rare that even this kind of discussion produces absolutely nothing of any use to a

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-02 Thread Joe
On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:59:21 -0600 Yaro Kasear wrote: > > > > > If he is a troll, then why are we still feeding him? > > Because we're all hoping to pick up some scraps ourselves. It's rare that even this kind of discussion produces absolutely nothing of any use to anyone. -- Joe -- To U

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
able problems can be solved. I'm not sure that's it. I think it's just that we can't let go of a problem to solve; or this guy is irritating us, or something. I'm pretty sure that nobody here really feels we need to prove the superiority of Linux over Windows. (Now if we w

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Yaro Kasear
able problems can be solved. I'm not sure that's it. I think it's just that we can't let go of a problem to solve; or this guy is irritating us, or something. I'm pretty sure that nobody here really feels we need to prove the superiority of Linux over Windows. (Now if we w

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Joao Luis Meloni Assirati
install than Linux, and managed to get people >> enslaved, >> desperate to show that Linux is so superior that even unspeakable >> problems >> can be solved. > > I'm not sure that's it. I think it's just that we can't let go of a > problem to so

[OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Miles Fidelman
it. I think it's just that we can't let go of a problem to solve; or this guy is irritating us, or something. I'm pretty sure that nobody here really feels we need to prove the superiority of Linux over Windows. (Now if we wanted to talk serious operating systems, then we'

Re: Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-28 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
k, specifically mentioning the SCO/Caldera lawsuits against IBM and Novell, as concerns for adopting Linux. This is pretty much a dead-ender rationale today. > Given all this, what are the reasons for using the other server > operating systems? The naive answer is that someone

Re: Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-28 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 28 feb 11, 09:13:16, Curt Howland wrote: > > From: Klistvud > > Because, without realizing it, people are usually their own worst =20 > > enemy. Short-sightedness rules. > > One of the reasons democracy is such an awful form of government. > > It works in a voluntary organization, and the

Re: Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-28 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Curt Howland wrote: > > Now if Unity would work under VirtualBox, I could give it a good going > over. But NoooOOOooo https://launchpad.net/~unity-2d-team/+archive/unity-2d-daily -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subje

Re: Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-28 Thread Curt Howland
> From: Klistvud > Because, without realizing it, people are usually their own worst =20 > enemy. Short-sightedness rules. One of the reasons democracy is such an awful form of government. It works in a voluntary organization, and the Debian project demonstrates that admirably. > Agreed, =20 >

Re: Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-28 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 28. 02. 2011 08:00:14 je Jason Hsu napisal(a): Given all this, what are the reasons for using the other server operating systems? WHY WHY WHY are there Windows servers out there? I know that Windows has only a small percentage of the server market, but given its inferior stability

Re: Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-27 Thread Eero Volotinen
> Why do people use Ubuntu on the server given that Debian is more stable?  Why > do people use RedHat given that it has proprietary features in it?  (While > it's not Windows, it sounds like a step in the wrong direction.)  I've heard > that CentOS is RHEL is supported seven to ten years on ea

Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-27 Thread Jason Hsu
s better, as more applications mean the potential for more security holes. Given all this, what are the reasons for using the other server operating systems? WHY WHY WHY are there Windows servers out there? I know that Windows has only a small percentage of the server market, but given its in

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-11-01 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Ken Williams wrote: > >Hi Stuart, > > In addition to the helpful advice other people on the list > have already given I'd also say it might be easier for you > to obtain a linuxdistro from a linux-related magazine. I hate to see that recommended, 'cause I've seen lots of problems on these

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-31 Thread Ken Williams
Hi Stuart, In addition to the helpful advice other people on the list have already given I'd also say it might be easier for you to obtain a linuxdistro from a linux-related magazine. There's quite a few around now in the UK, for instance, http://www.linuxuser.co.uk http:

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Eloy Aguirre
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 10:33:47PM +0100, Tarjei Huse wrote: > 2. www.linuxnewbie.com > They also got some stuff that's worthwhile to read. I'm pretty sure you mean www.linuxnewbie.org, linuxnewbie.com is a lame rip-off of Linuxnewbie.org. Which is an excellent site by the way. pgpMWqgGQLi6Y.pg

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 10:33:47PM +0100, Tarjei Huse wrote: > > 4. Use a separate harddisk. > I realy think it's a good idea to try seting up linux with a separate hd the > first time. (if someone disagrees, I'll listen). > The original poster said that the (big) HD was already partioned, then

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Tarjei Huse
Hi there ;) As this is your first foray into linux, I'll give you a few guiding ideas on where to start: linuxdistro: Linux is not a monolithic unity like f.x. windows XP. Instead Linux consists of many thousand programes that are developed separately but with some common frameworks. In the core

The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Stuart Smith
Hello my name is Stuart,   Today I went to Dixons to ask the how much the new XP operating system cost, and after some discussion I was told that I could download an free Operating system called Linux. I have looked on the internet for the Linux Operating system and have come across several s

Operating Systems

2000-09-29 Thread Dee Laws
I would like to request a complete product list of all debian versions, Service packs etc... for a research of comparison on multiple versions of Linux/Unix. Dee A. Laws Security Analyst <<...>> SecureInfo Corp

Re: Two Operating Systems

1998-05-07 Thread Travis Cole
Keep Win95 on the first primary partition. Install Debian on that 700 megs you have free. The install process should make it quite easy. Then install LILO and have it boot both Win95 and Linux. If you want specificst let me know. On Thu, May 07, 1998 at 10:37:48AM -0600, Chris Betz wrote: > I am

Two Operating Systems

1998-05-07 Thread Chris Betz
I am in a situation where it is manditory for me to maintain my Windows 95 OS on my computer along with most of the software. However for my own personal use I have partitioned my drive and have over 700 megs where I would like to install Linux. I am curious as to the best way to do this so I can u