... I agree (do I ever disagree with you.. actually, yes I do !.. but that's not the point !) Anyway.. I think the there are 3 possible reasons for this...
We would like to know what the requirements are, for legally running z/OS on Hercules. Is there a link or document that can substantiate the explanation? ...
... I don't think we can provide a link because as I said elsewhere its in the hands of IBM. The only licence I have access to is the one for the zVM Eval and...
... I'm not a mouth-piece. Call IBM. IBM owns the software. IBM sets the rules for their software. I'm not a mouth-piece. I don't believe that IBM normally...
Based upon the answers I have been receiving, I am not encouraged. On the surface, this question seems fairly straight-forward. The designers of Hercules made...
People DO run z/OS. Getting a License is the only issue. IBM decided to sue PSI, and stopped issuing / renewing Flex-ES licenses, stranding a lot of...
Scott, Firstly the rules have changed. The case was that if you had a P/390 you were allowed to run the software on the physical PC with the P/390 card in it....
... Perhaps I was not clear enough. It is up to IBM who and under what conditions they authorized people to run their for-charge code and where it can run. I...
... You missed the point on this one. I was trying to paint the picture that some people might be using Hercules to clandestinely run z/OS under Hercules with...
... "sccosel" <sccosel@...> wrote: - - - old notes snipped - - - ... "I" assUme that "I" can legally run OS/390 under Hercules. For even older software, at ...
Not to fan the flames, but if Scott wants to ask whether anyone running Hercules has obtained a license from IBM to run z/OS I think a simple response of yes,...
Yes. My point was that telling folks to try and locate someone within IBM as to whether any of this group's members were allowed to run z/OS under Hercules...
... The problem is that the authoritative answer can only come from IBM. There have been users in the past outside IBM who were authorized to run z/OS on ...
I sometimes think that IBM invented the "NDR" (non-disclosure agreement) but I expect that any legal use of zOS, zVM or zVSE, be it within IBM or by a ...
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... Hash: SHA1 DANG IT! Sending again with NON-BLANK SUBJECT LINE... (Sorry about that folks) ... Too late! I already entered it into my SpamGenerator...
... Hash: SHA1 It has been reported to me that the donation link I provided in my email ... I've recreated the link. It's now: http://tinyurl.com/ycr3bpy I...
... Hash: SHA1 Folks, I'm beginning to become more than a little concerned about my inability to establish contact with Greg Smith. I'm beginning to fear ...
... Hash: SHA1 (Thread moved from [H390-DOSVS] to here) ... [...] ... I think Dave has hit the nail on the head: the elimination of the "after-market" market...
Hi Fish, I guess I agree with you guys, if we're talking about older z hardware, and even 390/ESA systems. But something like the 25 year old VSE/SP is a...
... hobby license would be a good thing for IBM, even >for their current products. I'm sure that many new people would be attracted to the architecture, if...
Just one question: How then did we end up seeing DOS/360, DOS/VS, OS/MFT, OS/MVT, MVS 3.8j, et al. released to the public domain (Thank G-d and IBM for...
(Please trim your quotes. Thanks.) ... They wren't released to the public domain. They were never copyrighted to begin with. Before 1978 in the US, anything...
Thanks, Jay! It is an honor to address you, sir! :) I did not know this! I always thought IBM owned the rights to these OSes and for whatever reason decided to...
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1a.html http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92preface.html This link identifies that copyright protections were extended to ...