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[edit] Use of "Red Hat"

Isn't this page breaking the law by using red hats' trademark without permission? They just sued centos.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.16.74.233 (talk • contribs).

No. You just said "Red Hat" without permission. Do you think you broke any law by doing so. Of couse you didn't. And neither did I by including the information that CentOS is based on Red Hat.

Laws concerning trademarks (the right of both sellers and buyers to distinguish one product from another), copyright (the right to make a copy), patents (the right to publish then use useful new inventions and processes), and trade secrets (protected by contract law, I think) are all very different and complicated and refered to genericly as intellectual property.

NONE of these laws prevent ANYONE from stating KNOWN basic truths about a product. (That said, anyone can sue anyone over anything. Winning is another matter.) - by FREEDOM_LOVER—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.250.132.122 (talk • contribs).

NONE of these laws prevent ANYONE from stating KNOWN basic truths about a product.

You obviously either don't live in the USA or haven't heard of parts of the DMCA law yet. This alaw already says that stating many simple truths about a product can land you in jail. Of course this has nothing todo with this particular discussion but just thought I should warn you about it. Canderra 11:39, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

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Why are there lots of links to dates? Since they don't add to the article they seem like links for links sake. Eg: "(as of October 20, 2005)." doesn't explain why or what changed on that date...

If I want to know about 2005 I'll lookup 2005 not CentOS and follow a link to 2005.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.63.49.225 (talk • contribs).

You're supposed to link "as of" dates, so that, for instance, people can check what links here to "As of 2005", and find stuff that's no longer true and update it, or find stuff that's still true and change it to "As of 2006".—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.194.111.170 (talk • contribs).

Actually, you really need to only link dates when they are notable dates for the article's subject. Check out WP:MoS. //Ae:æ 23:57, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Logo

It's necessary to add the CentOS logo. Probably this is CentOS Icon. There is no license info on their home page, it is necessary to ask them to upload the image.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Koyaanisqatsi@narod.ru (talk • contribs).

I agree. After reading http://centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=49, I have sent an email to the CentOS team requesting permission. If it is granted, I'll upload a logo from http://mirror.centos.org/centos/graphics .--Ktdreyer 21:46, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I have received word from Karanbir Singh, one of the CentOS developers. After a brief email exchange, I communicated the standard type of license tag typically assigned to various Linux distributions' logos. He has told me that the inclusion of the logo in Wikipedia is not a decision for him to make alone, and that he will discuss the matter with those higher up in the CentOS organization.--Ktdreyer 23:37, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Any news on this? — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:34, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Typo?

The version sections say that 2 was released after 3. Is this a typo? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.140.209.184 (talk • contribs).

For people whom later see this... Yes, it was a typo and is now corrected. //Ae:æ 23:58, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CentOS vs Fedora

Besides not being Red Hat sponsored, the article does not make clear what's different between CentOS and Fedora Core. What are the important differences? Twinxor t 06:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

The same diff between Core and RHEL. CentOS (free) = RHEL ($). This article explains Core vs. RHEL. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib Reverts} 10:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes. CentOS is just RHEL - redhat. //Ae:æ 22:48, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] There is a page in portuguese about CentOS

I don't know how to link it, I hope you apreciate the information and do it.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 200.198.136.237 (talk • contribs).

Done. --Mperry 22:21, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] cPanel spam?

CentOS and other linux server distros are used by lots of major ISPs with a lot of different proprietary and open source control panels. Why mention the proprietary, commercial cPanel in particular? Is Wikipedia endorsing this particular combination or something? :-) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.85.4.12 (talk • contribs).

I believe a good chunk was just ripped out yesterday... — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 22:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

The mere mention of cPanel seems unneccessary as it's not part of CentOS. I'd imagine the installed userbase is trivial when compared with more readily- (and freely-) available tools like Webmin. I suggest completely removing the cPanel references. Anyone disagree? Gskuse 07:51, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Talk

I replaced "Many big name" with "Some". I still feel cPanel should be completely removed. Gskuse 08:34, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Talk

I think it's fine now; it's only one sentence. A whole section was uncalled for. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:34, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Server and Desktop Usage

"CentOS can be used for a X Window based desktop, but is targeted primarily as the server market, like RHEL."

This seems incorrect. Red Hat markets RHEL for desktops and servers. Gskuse 08:10, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Talk

I didn't know that. I've always seen it as server class stuff. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:35, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CentOS vs RedHat again

Does anyone know if RedHat is suffering losses as a result of the CentOS project? Reliable source? Pgr94 18:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

no, the majority of redhats revenue is from the technical support they offer, not the OS media itself —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.16.152.50 (talk • contribs).