... I'm saying that there's been a lot of folks pestering people who say they're licensed to run IBM software on Hercules. Those people may or may not be able...
... Your expression of certainty is the logical flaw. Take for instance eduard@..., the poster with the subject line "I can't ipl from my OS390 V2.10...
... Hello Peter, I almost responded to this specific question on the main list, then thought it would serve no purpose there. So, without further ado. Does the...
... - - - snipped - - - ... - - - snipped - - - I assume that Greg supplied help before Steve posted that he was running illegally. I don't believe that Greg...
... Steve's post wasn't specific on identity, but if we're talking about Greg Smith then I too would assume as you have. ... I've had backchatter on this idea...
... Steve's later posts were more specific on his identify. IBM should be able to find him. ... I would love to know what FunSoft thinks they are paying for?...
I'm not sure you read my response carefully. Please read it again and then see comments interspersed below -- ... By "identity" I meant Steve's note didn't...
Hi, ... I was lucky enough to speak to Dr. Aleksandr Shmid about ISX http://www.iissolutions.com at a SHARE conference. It is a real and impressive technology...
Sam, Go to the ISX web page you cite and look at their patent (6,530,078). I don't think the case for Hercules running on IBM hardware is strengthened by...
... "Peter D. Ward" <pdw@m...> wrote: - - - snipped - - - ... Why have you not asked IBM what the patent number that you are paying royalties for is? Why the...
... One thing I must note: I have not, and will not, read any patent which is alleged to be infringed by Hercules, and I strongly recommend no other Hercules...
... Because if, somehow, IBM decides to pursue Hercules for an alleged patent infringement, and a court finds that there are recoverable damages, I see no ...
Peter, Remember when we talk patents, that they are national things and that particular patent provides no protection in the country I live in. I also cannot...
... No complaints from me ... I was simply offering one possible explanation as to why licenses to IBM's modern software stack are generally not available....
... We do not know that IBM categorically refuses to license their software on Hercules. In particular, nobody has been able to produce a definitive statement...
When your company decided to develop the FLEX/ES software did your company ask IBM for information that allowed you to write your software? If the answer to...
... Richard, I believe I've mentioned previously that our patent license with IBM is not in consequence of any "how to". Given that, what conclusions would...
... that the question is, did Fundamental Software get any NDA documentation from IBM to assist in developing FLEX, or just find talented individuals to gen...
... Jim, Assuming it was thought valuable, I do not believe IBM would place in the POO any documenting materials prior to having applied for a patent on the...
... and ... Exceptions ... what is ... place ... appreciation for ... relatively ... operation", or ... that its ... Thanks for your answer! In my humble...
... I believe Jay is in a better position than I, and moreover that would seem the more appropriate avenue. If I'm not mistaken, Jay's position as posted on...
... This is a good summation. It's not as if IBM is ignorant of Hercules, after all, nor of my role in it; my contact details are easily found. (They're on my...
... licensing considerations. ... be ... of ... would ... position ... they are ... mention ... to ... have ... licensing ... I'll try to not beet this horse...
... your ... this the reason ... license ... I said I wasn't going to do any more responding, but I would like to answer the question you asked me from my...
... I find this a curious argument. Patent royalties are due based on an agreement presumably signed by FSI and IBM - not on the mere existence of a patent or...
... Tony, I believe we are in fact saying the same thing --- I was merely pointing out that the platform one runs an emulator on is, under my notion of a...
... I don't remember anyone saying that, but I may well have missed it. Various people *have* claimed that a copy of z/OS or OS/390 licensed for a particular...
