February 20, 2009 at 14:41Free software and its licensing
My colleague and I were offered to earn some money - to install a fleet of machines with Ubuntu / FreeBSD in one of the offices of a financial company, replacing them with Windows machines.
This solves two problems at once.
The problem is that neither Ubuntu nor FreeBSD, as far as I know, have FSTEC certificates, but there is information that:
Hence the question:
If the guys from OBEP come and see on Ubuntu / OpenOffice computers, and on BSD servers, will this software be considered licensed? Or all the same, you need to purchase ALT Linux / Mandriva / Red Hat and Infra-Resource Office, with which pieces of paper are given in the kit (read licenses).
This solves two problems at once.
- fleet upgrade
- software licensing issues
The problem is that neither Ubuntu nor FreeBSD, as far as I know, have FSTEC certificates, but there is information that:
“Obtaining the FSTEC certificate is necessary for work in government bodies, municipal self-government, educational and medical institutions, industrial, financial and other organizations dealing with confidential information and personal data.” (C) OpenNET
Hence the question:
If the guys from OBEP come and see on Ubuntu / OpenOffice computers, and on BSD servers, will this software be considered licensed? Or all the same, you need to purchase ALT Linux / Mandriva / Red Hat and Infra-Resource Office, with which pieces of paper are given in the kit (read licenses).