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Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux is a community enterprise Linux distribution, hosted by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, that is built to be bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is distributed at no cost, with project-developed code under the BSD 3-Clause licence and bundled packages under their own open source licences.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source
  • Freeware

  1. All elements of the Rocky Linux operating system developed by Rocky Linux project contributors are licensed under the BSD 3-Clause licence.[1]

  2. Pre-existing software components included in Rocky Linux are each governed by their own open source licence, and users are responsible for reviewing and complying with those licences; the list can be produced with an rpm query.[2]

  3. Rocky Linux is described as an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, with a 10-year support lifecycle at no cost.[3]

  4. The Rocky Linux project is hosted by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF), which holds the Rocky Linux registered trademark.[4]

  5. The Foundation's trademark policy says its marks must not be used in a way that suggests products or services are offered, endorsed or sponsored by the Foundation; active Principal Sponsors are granted broader rights to use the marks.[5]

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References

  1. Licensing - Rocky Linux · rockylinux.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. Licensing - Rocky Linux · rockylinux.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. Rocky Linux · rockylinux.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. About - Rocky Linux · rockylinux.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  5. Trademark Usage - Rocky Linux · rockylinux.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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