Copying and/or selling MEPIS CDs

1. Can I legally copy MEPIS Linux CDs and give them to my friends, etc?

You can make copies of the SimplyMEPIS bootable CD and give them away for non-commercial purposes only.

If you give CDs to others, please encourage them to buy updates and subscriptions from MEPIS.

2. Can I sell MEPIS Linux CDs?

The SimplyMEPIS CD is released under a GPL collective work license which theoretically allows you to make and sell copies. 

However you may not use the MEPIS name or logo without permission.  Therefore, in effect, you can not legally sell copies of MEPIS CDs without our permission.

3. How do I get permission to use the MEPIS name and logo?

Some people have sold homemade MEPIS CDs at Ebay for more than MEPIS charged!  MEPIS gets no money when this happens. But we do get a bad reputation when the CDs are old or they don't work.

Therefore we give permission to use the MEPIS brand name only as a part of a formal business relationship

4. Do I need permission to use the MEPIS name and logo when I give away or sell SimplyMEPIS CDs for non-commercial purposes?

You do not but please encourage users to support MEPIS.

MEPIS explicitly gives the Debian Project, KDE.org, and Linux Users Groups the right to give away or sell SimplyMEPIS CDs as part of their promotional or fund raising activities.