Re: ibm jdk licence

To: Robert Varga <robi@piros.zold.net>
Cc: debian-legal@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: ibm jdk licence
From: Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net>
Date: 11 Jan 2000 21:55:31 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] yahd7r8l458.fsf@embla.diku.dk>
In-reply-to: Robert Varga's message of Tue, 11 Jan 2000 20:02:30 +0100 (CET)
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1000111192948.3186C-100000@piros.zold.net>

Robert Varga <robi@piros.zold.net> quotes a stupid license:

> "You may only use the Program Code if you are a current licensee of RedHat
> 6.0 Linux or Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 operating system.

Is there even such a thing as "a licensee of RedHat 6.0"?

> I would like to know whether there is a legally acceptable way to install
> IBM JDK or IBM JRE on a Debian GNU/Linux system,

Apparently not - except getting an explicit permission from IBM.

-- 
Henning Makholm                               "Hi! I'm an Ellen Jamesian. Do
                                        you know what an Ellen Jamesian is?"

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