It seems that it all hinges on what a "modified version" of Ubuntu is. Is redistributing their packages outside of a full disk image a modified version?
Don't have more sources , but my understanding is that Canonical considers that anything other than downloading an Ubuntu disk image from Canonical and hosting that on your own site constitutes a modification.
So, for example, if you take an Ubuntu image, change the default username and password, and re-export it as a new ISO, you have modified the Ubuntu image and can't redistribute it with the *buntu trademarks unless you make an agreement with Canonical. IANAL so don't take my word for it, but this is my honest understanding of what Canonical claims at least.
This does seem to be in agreement with the next item in the FAQ I linked - where they say that using an image that doesn't conform to the IPRights policy from someone else is not recommended since they can't guarantee that it will work with future updates or such - which any modification even of default settings could provoke.
Your previous post said "you can't redistribute Ubuntu binaries or sources as-is, since they contain registered trademarks of Canonical" (emphasis mine), which I think isn't quite true - there has to be some modification involved to fall foul of Ubuntu's IPR.
tsimionescu|2 years ago
So, for example, if you take an Ubuntu image, change the default username and password, and re-export it as a new ISO, you have modified the Ubuntu image and can't redistribute it with the *buntu trademarks unless you make an agreement with Canonical. IANAL so don't take my word for it, but this is my honest understanding of what Canonical claims at least.
This does seem to be in agreement with the next item in the FAQ I linked - where they say that using an image that doesn't conform to the IPRights policy from someone else is not recommended since they can't guarantee that it will work with future updates or such - which any modification even of default settings could provoke.
maffydub|2 years ago
However, it seems there are plenty of Ubuntu .deb mirrors out there... and there are even instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Debmirror.
Your previous post said "you can't redistribute Ubuntu binaries or sources as-is, since they contain registered trademarks of Canonical" (emphasis mine), which I think isn't quite true - there has to be some modification involved to fall foul of Ubuntu's IPR.
traceroute66|2 years ago
Not a reference per-se, but an interesting post on the Nirokey blog "NextBox: Why we Decided for and Against Ubuntu Core"
[1]https://www.nitrokey.com/news/2021/nextbox-why-we-decided-an...