As an OEM, I need to modify Fedora Silverblue for preinstallation, but I’m facing issues with fixed logos and legal restrictions on altering Fedora. Could you create a generic ISO with Fedora Remix branding for Silverblue?
This would allow us to customize it and preinstall software legally. Thank you!
I think that if you want to distribute Fedora Linux preinstalled, you should contact Council
@mattdm WDYT?
Thank you! I’m looking for a solution and have posted more questions, but the responses I’ve gotten have been unclear and lacking in detail. No one has provided a clear explanation on how to address this problem.
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yeah i agree with reaching out to council or someone. I think there are also some programs in the works for fedora to help promote your hardware if it is indeed capable of running stock fedora images
I’ll chime in here as the hardware collaborations guys. We have a program that is close to launching called Fedora Ready. Part of the goal is to work with vendors who are interested in shipping Fedora Linux so that we can support them from a marketing perspective. This is just putting a name and an umbrella over all of the collaborations we have already done with Lenovo, Framework, and Slimbook.
What you’re asking for I don’t think exists today, but if we can encourage interest in the community we may be able to move in a direction where you can make a custom image and replace branding based on the Fedora images. Bootc is part of that. All of the cloud native stuff that Universal Blue is exploring is another part.
Continuing with uBlue, I know that they do introduce their own branding through their images. I believe the only exception is with Anaconda, and that is because that installer is really on its way out. I am not sure, but maybe it is easier to replace branding on the web UI installer that is currently being developed as a replacement. Have you chatted with them on their plans for the installer in the future?
I guess if you are the OEM then it doesn’t matter what the installer says because you would be providing this preinstalled anyway!
Does this help answer your question? Sorry to point you somewhere else. 
I know that Universal Blue does maintain base images that others can use to make their own custom images. They make the base images, bake in the drivers and codecs that we don’t ship, and then build Bluefin, Aurora, and Bazzite off of those images. I think that’s a problem you had mentioned before because you don’t want to ship laptops with those drivers and codecs.
AlmaLinux does provide bootc images as they are tracking the work happening in Fedora and CentOS. From that someone is building HeliumOS, a desktop based on an AlmaLinux bootc image. Maybe they have a base that you can use which doesn’t ship the things you’re trying to avoid?
However, I would say that if you are trying to ship an atomic OS today, won’t you run into problems when customers try to install those drivers themselves? Maybe you have an answer for that, but it’s something to consider if not.
Bootc is also coming to fedora as far as i know.
Thanks for the mention of Almalinux bootc and HeliumOS! This sounds great!