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You're welcome to sell the unmodified pfSense software. Many consulting and hardware companies offer pfSense solutions to their customers. You simply need to comply with the [http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=62 BSD license as detailed on the website]. In short, you can sell an unmodified pfSense release in any fashion you desire without worrying about the license, as the built in copyright notices comply with the license requirements. You can charge as much as you want for the software, in fact the more you can get the better as far as we're concerned, as long as your contributions to the project increase in line with your success.
You're welcome to sell the unmodified pfSense software. Many consulting and hardware companies offer pfSense solutions to their customers. You simply need to comply with the [http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=62 BSD license as detailed on the website]. In short, you can sell an unmodified pfSense release in any fashion you desire without worrying about the license, as the built in copyright notices comply with the license requirements. You can charge as much as you want for the software, in fact the more you can get the better as far as we're concerned, as long as your contributions to the project increase in line with your success.
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Note that the BSD license only applies to the software and '''not''' the pfSense name and logo, which are trademarks and may not be used without a license. More details on that below
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Note that the BSD license only applies to the software and '''not''' the pfSense name and logo, which are trademarks and may not be used without a license. More details on that below
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==Contributing Back to the Project==
==Contributing Back to the Project==
The only thing we ask of resellers is to contribute to the project in some fashion, with the level of contributions corresponding to the amount of financial gain your company receives from the project. There are many ways for resellers to contribute. For the long term success of the project it's critically important we get as much support as possible from those profiting from the project.
The only thing we ask of resellers is to contribute to the project in some fashion, with the level of contributions corresponding to the amount of financial gain your company receives from the project. There are many ways for resellers to contribute. For the long term success of the project it's critically important we get as much support as possible from those profiting from the project.
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# Purchase hardware and merchandise from [https://store.pfsense.org our store].
# Development contributions - Some of our resellers dedicate a portion of their internal developers' time to open source development.
# Development contributions - Some of our resellers dedicate a portion of their internal developers' time to open source development.
# Helping with support and documentation - helping users on the forum and mailing list helps the project in general. Documentation contributions are another area where some resellers contribute.
# Helping with support and documentation - helping users on the forum and mailing list helps the project in general. Documentation contributions are another area where some resellers contribute.
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# Monetary donations - [http://pfsense.org/donate.html Donations to the project can be made here], and are important for the continued success of the project.
# Support subscription - we're glad to help resellers under our [https://portal.pfsense.org/index.php/support-subscription support subscription]. Having direct access to our team for any questions or deployment assistance helps ensure your success as a reseller.
# Support subscription - we're glad to help resellers under our [https://portal.pfsense.org/index.php/support-subscription support subscription]. Having direct access to our team for any questions or deployment assistance helps ensure your success as a reseller.
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# Reseller subscription - for resellers with adequate sales to justify a higher investment, we strongly encourage the purchase of our [https://portal.pfsense.org/index.php/reseller-subscription reseller subscription]. Some large resellers have voluntarily contributed far more than the standard reseller subscription cost, and that has been critical to the growth of the project. If you can afford larger contributions, please [mailto:resellerinfo@pfsense.org contact us to discuss].
It's also permissible to rebrand and sell your own branded firewall solution based on pfSense provided you follow the conditions discussed throughout this article.
It's also permissible to rebrand and sell your own branded firewall solution based on pfSense provided you follow the conditions discussed throughout this article.