Hercules also has a copyright, Fish's stuff also has a copyright, this note I'm writing is also copyrighted. MVS 3.8j is no-charge software that IBM has always...
I'm not a mouthpiece and don't know IBM's intent. I do know that IBM has had and still has no-charge software and products. If IBM offers something for down...
... You are correct: it only applies after 1978. These sources are older than that. ... I did, before releasing MVS 3.8J. I also had this discussion with IBM's...
Oh come on guys - think for a minute. Peter's company has a vey good product, and they make a good deal of money off it, partly (though not primarily) because...
a hypothetical case 1) Does os/390 software license transfer with a p/390 to a new owner? 2) A p/390 that is in bad shape and not bootable and needs lots of ...
Well, just as a quick off the top of my head answer, OS/390 is licensed to the P/390 processor, not the machine the processor is running in. (My read, not...
In this year of political madness, I have been asked to evaluate a "possible" situation. Please, without any flaming, what thoughts would you be willing to...
Has free (i.e. open source) ... locations? In particular, ... to illegally run software (and ... otherwise have been ... So it's actually not possible that...
I worked with a fellow in the 70's that was forced by his ties to his family to move back to India and continue the family line. He and a brother and sister...
Those were questions, not statements of fact. Indeed, your ideas almost certainly have some truth in them, as do opposing ideas by other people. The question...
... Yes. In fact, up until 2-3 years ago at least (I don't know if it's still the case - it may have been permanently 'retired') it was possible for *anyone*...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules390ontheroad/join Click to join hercules390 on the road. Real experiences and real utilizations of Hercules/390 within...
I've seen in many a threads on the various Hercules groups about IBM's refusal to make more recent versions of VM/VSE/MVS available for hercules...but... Has...
for various understandable and also some reasons I don't have the background knowledge or facts to understand, IBM appears to have chosen not to license any of...
David, I don't think IBM is happy about us using VM/370 or MVS3.8J, but there is very little they can do about it. I am sure they find it very embarassing that...
Transferring to hercules-advocacy@yahoogroups.com Because, like it or not, the open source nature of Hercules does make it a viable platform for unscrupulous...
... You've hit the nail on the head. No names, no pack drill, can't say any more, but according to a well-known IBMer I spoke to a year ago, that is precisely...
... informally approached IBM on ... I've heard that approaches have been made, and the response from IBM was 'come back in a year or two - we're not even...
... ago, ... I guess a lot depends on who you speak to. As its "beyond their control" then I don't think they will have a "corperate policy" on it. I bet that...
I am sad to say that my employer is equally determined to get rid of the mainframe. Even the concept of server consolidation with Linux has had no appeal to...
First, it's high time James heard about the advocacy list, so I'm copying there. I believe, but never having tried can't say for sure, the answer is yes. There...
I understand that Gabe Goldberg, I think, did succeed in getting OS390 2.5? from IBM for this purpose some years ago. You might also be able to acquire...
Does the recent "release" of IBM patents (see http://www.ibm.com/ibm/licensing/patents/pledgedpatents.pdf) go any way to resolving the IP issues surrounding...
The patents are apparently not released with regard to Hercules. Hercules is distributed under the 'Q' license, but in order for IBM's release to be effective...
Folks, .. Unless I am mistaken ... It came to me that, on 31st of december 2004, IBM has withdrawn from marketing the LAST hardware machine with S/370...
There is a pdf on this product downloadable from; http://www.willdata.com/v2/downloads/Network_Guide_0605/index.htm It is a 3745 emulator that runs under...
... I think the bigger problem is that the whole thing is a licensed IBM product, mostly OCO, *and* it seems to require installation of an NCP load module,...
... The NCP load module is not a problem, as you should already be licensed for NCP and SSP on your z/OS system -- after all, it's the 3745s that you already...
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