[dvfjsdhgfv]

It's not about risk; many vendors produce software for a specific version of RHEL - we want to use exactly that version, but we don't want to pay through the nose for the support we don't need.

[rhodysurf]

Exactly this. You can produce software that is compatible with a RHEL version without paying for RHEL if you’re not even using it

[yjftsjthsd-h]

FWIW, redhat does offer developer licenses of RHEL specifically for this kind of thing. Maybe not quite as nice, but probably workable.