FW: IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java Technology Edition and Debi an
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jnr@us.ibm.com [SMTP:jnr@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 4:50 PM
> To: robvarga@iqsoft.hu
> Cc: bwatt@us.ibm.com
> Subject: IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java Technology Edition and
> Debian
>
>
>
> Robert, you may use the Developer Kit or the Runtime Environment with
> Debian if you are satisfied with the way the code operates in that
> environment. The restrictions in the license agreement were in error
> and are in the process of being updated in the next two weeks to allow use
> with any Linux O/S.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
> Java Marketing; Software Group Solutions & Strategy
>
> Phone: (512) 838-0228 T/L 678 Fax: 838-0169
> Building 903 Zip 9372 Austin, Texas 78758
>
> Internet: jnr@us.ibm.com
>
>
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Jeff N Roberts/Austin/IBM on
> 02/28/2000
> 09:45 AM ---------------------------
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> Brian Watt <bwatt@austin.rr.com> on 02/25/2000 10:27:58 PM
>
> To: robvarga@iqsoft.hu, Jeff N Roberts/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
> cc:
> Subject: IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java Technology Edition and Debian
>
>
>
> Robert,
>
> I would suggest that you e-mail Jeff N. Roberts, Sr. Marketing Manager,
> in Austin, TX and ask him. His e-mail address is jnr@us.ibm.com.
>
> WRT your questions on Debian, we have tested on RedHat, and Caldera,
> and, as such, those are the only distributions that we can be sure that
> it operates on, however, we are aware of many other distributions where
> people are using it successfully.
>
> In your note you mention the Developer Kit (AKA JDK) which does have
> restrictions on redistribution, but if you review the Runtime
> Environment (AKA JRE) you will find that it can be redistributed if the
> proper conditions are followed. Please review the LICENSE files and
> README files.
>
> Brian Watt
> Java Development
> IBM
> bwatt@us.ibm.com
>
> Subject: Is it legal to use IBM JDK 1.1.8 on Debian Linux? - someone
> please answer!
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 17:48:47 +0100
> From: "Robert Varga" <robvarga@iqsoft.hu>
> Organization: IBM Software Group
> Newsgroups: ibm.software.java.linux
>
> The licence of IBM JDK looks very restrictive. Is IBM's opinion on the
> subject of using IBM JDK different Linux distributions that it allows it
> to be used only on RH6.0 and Caldera 2.2?
>
> Does IBM really intend to forbid its usage on eg. Debian? Our company
> needs to deploy a site using Apache JServ and GNUjsp. We would like to
> deploy it with IBM JDK and in all cases we want to deploy it on Debian
> Linux, but the license seems very restrictive about it.
>
> If the licence is really forbidding to use it on Debian, is there a way
> for our company as an IBM Business Partner to approach IBM to allow
> using IBM JDK on Debian Linux in specific cases and conditions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert Varga
> robvarga@iqsoft.hu
>
>
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