On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Brian Ristuccia wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 09:55:31PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > > Robert Varga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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"? > > WordNet 1.6 defines licensee as follows: > > licensee > n : someone to who a license is granted > > In the case of a work released under a public license, the entire public is > granted a license, so everyone is a licensee. I'm not quite sure how this > applies to what they refer to as "RedHat 6.0 Linux," however. Since "RedHat > 6.0 Linux" doesn't exist, I immagine we'll have a hard time finding out. > > > > > > 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. > > > > Let's assume for a moment that "Redhat 6.0 Linux" does in fact exist, and is > available under a public license. Anyone who wants to install the IBM JDK or > IBM JRE and is also a member of the public will be a licensee of "Redhat 6.0 > Linux," since "Redhat 6.0 Linux" is licensed to the public as a whole. > Therefore, anyone can use the JRK or JRE and satisy the JDK and JRE license > requirements at the same time. > The problem is the second part of the quotation: "... The Program Code may only be used in conjunction with such products." Robert Varga
