我們的理念

Redox OS 主要採用 MIT X11 風格的授權條款，包含所有軟體、文件與字型。僅有少數例外，而這些例外皆採用其他相容的開源授權條款。

The MIT X11-style license has the following properties:

• It gives you, the user of the software, complete and unrestrained access to the software, such that you may inspect, modify, and redistribute your changes
  • Inspection Anyone may inspect the software for security vulnerabilities
  • Modification Anyone may modify the software to fix security vulnerabilities
  • Redistribution Anyone may redistribute the software to patch the security vulnerabilities
• It is compatible with GPL licenses - Projects licensed as GPL can be distributed with Redox OS
• It allows for the incorporation of GPL-incompatible free software, such as OpenZFS, which is CDDL licensed

The license does not restrict the software that may run on Redox, however -- and thanks to the microkernel architecture, even traditionally tightly-coupled components such as drivers can be distributed separately, so maintainers are free to choose whatever license they like for their projects.

選擇該授權條款是為了讓 Redox 能在限制最少的情況下被廣泛使用。

Redox intends to be free forever, because we aim to be a foundational piece in creating secure and resilient systems.

Programs running on top of Redox don't have to be MIT X11-style licensed, just like how other OSes do (e.g. proprietary programs and drivers on top of Linux). But all of officially ported programs so far is only OSI and GNU licensing compliant software.