Ok, I was suggested to bring it up here, to provide some ammunition to contacting IBM. I am not quoting the discussion replies occured before on debian-users.
My question: The following two sentences can be found in the License Agreement of the IBM JDK and JRE for Linux v1.1.8: "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. The Program Code may only be used in conjunction with such products." 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, or the previous three lines forbid the usage of IBM JDK or JRE on a Debian system. If this solution contains the need to have a license of Redhat 6.0 or Caldera OpenLinux 2.2, it is acceptable. If no support is provided in this case, it is acceptable. An additional licensing fee is acceptable to our customer, although of course not to the Debian community. No support is necessary. We (my employer, and our customer) only need a legally correct solution to provide IBM JRE or JDK on a Debian Linux machine for our customer. TIA, Robert Varga
