Developer Sub: Using Developer Subscription in for-profit situations?

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https://access.redhat.com/discussions/4077931

Came across this discussion and it conflicts with what I've heard / researched that RHEL.

https://developers.redhat.com/articles/faqs-no-cost-red-hat-enterprise-linux#general

for example, in the article above, it states:

"The use cases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux have been expanded in the Red Hat Developer Subscription for Individuals. The Red Hat Developer Subscription for Individuals is a single subscription, which allows the user to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on a maximum of 16 systems, physical or virtual, regardless of system facts and size. Those 16 nodes may be used by the individual developer for demos, prototyping, QA, small production uses, and cloud access."

So to me, when I read "...small production uses..." that signals "Yeah you can use RH technology on up to 16 devices for your business/sole proprietorship/non-profit but outside that is a discussion with a RH sales rep" is that accurate?

I'm kinda excited about RHEL, everything just works, and I have every tool I could think of from Automation to AI covered. Not only that but the documentation is REALLY good and I've met a few extremely pleasant Red Hatters so far. That's powerful. But if I can't put it to use for me in any meaningful way (In my case, that's for-profit research) what's the point?

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