Wow, thats interesting. I will have to research this more. My first thought is this is just a move by IBM to get more money.
J-| On Tue, Jul 18, 2023, 19:47 Jon Perryman <jperr...@pacbell.net> wrote: > IBM RHEL announced it's move to closed source (IBM RedHat Enterprise > Linux). With some changes, DB2, RACF and other z/OS products could run in > Linux on z16 in one sysplexed Linux image. We know it's possible because > IBM moved Unix and TCP into z/OS. IBM RHEL said closed source would force > non-paying customers to buy RHEL licenses but this makes no sense. > Something else must be in play. > I created a survey at https://forms.gle/ZTPXsDJo8Z4H93sv7 to gain > insights into IBM's decision to close source RHEL. You can skip the survey > if you don't want to take it and view the survey results through this > website. Feel free to pass this along. > I think IBM wants to integrate z/OS products to retain their investments > and expand their customer base.. > Why is the z/OS community ignoring IBM RHEL closed source? Are software > vendors preparing their products for Linux? >
