Hi Yilmaz, Thanks for the inquiry. Questions like these should be directed to Fermilab's Office of Partnerships and Technology Transfer. The email address is [log in to unmask] On 04/18/2017 05:58 AM, Cankaya, Yilmaz wrote: > Dear All, > > > > We are as Airbus DS CyberSecurity running projects with the aim of > introducing some cyber security products mainly for defence and ICS > industry. > > > > We want to use Linux OS in our products (hardware, software or even > service) and therefore we are in the process of getting FOSS (Free Open > Source Software) clearance for those products. The product will be > commercial and distributed to the customers in a hardware box with > following conditions: > > > > 1. *No visibility of OS and Trademark*: The product will be a > hardware box and the OS will never we visible to the end user even in > the documentation. We do not (normal use) expect any customer to > interface with the product OS in any manner. In conjunction with > this, we do not aim at using/displaying the trademark of the OS in any > form. > > 2. *No Source Code Change:*The software running on the box is > developed from scratch with some shared libraries. The licensing for > those libraries is currently handled separately. But, practically, we > do not change any source code of another software or OS component. > > 3. *OS changes*: We mainly change the network configuration, > syslog configuration, OS startup configuration, security hardening > (based on the recommendations of the to be used OS distribution) and add > some folders and new files for our purpose under /opt and /etc. > > 4. *Custom Repository*: We strictly differentiate between our own > packages and Linux OS packages. So, we will provide a custom repository > for own packages. OS updates and any other updates would be retrieved > from one of the distribution repositories. > > > > SL 7.3 release notes given below > > > > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7x/x86_64/os/sl-release-notes.html#_packages_removed_from_upstream > > * * > > states “/There is a new Scientific Linux End User License Agreement > (EULA). The EULA now contains information about the U.S. Government > contract under which Fermilab produces Scientific Linux/”. > > > > And the EULA allows > > > > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7x/x86_64/os/EULA > > > > redistribution and commercial usage so long as GPL v2 is satisfied. > > > > We would be glad to use SL 7.3 as our choice of Linux OS but we need on > our side to assure that this will not change in the upcoming releases or > at least this EULA will be valid for all 7.x releases. What are your > comments on this? Is there a communication partner by Fermi Lab that > could assist us in this manner? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Beste Grüße – Kind Regards, > > > > Yilmaz Cankaya > > Project-/Bid Manager > > CyberSecurity > > > > Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 > > 82024 Taufkirchen > > Germany > > T: +49 (0) 89 3179 7609 > > E: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>_ > > > > www.airbusdefenceandspace.com <http://www.airbusdefenceandspace.com/> > ;www.cassidiancybersecurity.com <http://www.cassidiancybersecurity.com/> > > > > Cassidian Cybersecurity GmbH > Registered Office: Ottobrunn > District Court of Munich HRB 149698 > Managing Director: Michael Gerhards > > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential. The contents may not be > disclosed or used by anyone other than the addressee. Access to this > e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended > recipient, please notify Airbus immediately and delete this e-mail. > Airbus cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness > of this e-mail as it has been sent over public networks. If you have any > concerns over the content of this message or its Accuracy or Integrity, > please contact Airbus immediately. All outgoing e-mails from Airbus are > checked using regularly updated virus scanning software but you should > take whatever measures you deem to be appropriate to ensure that this > message and any attachments are virus free. > > -- Bonnie King Group Leader Scientific Linux & Architecture Management Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory www.fnal.gov