On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:21:41 -0500, Tony Harminc wrote: > >Well... This is certainly a can of worms. > >If indeed the method of copying doesn't matter, then there is surely a >problem with the many licence agreements that have nothing to say >about how to get software from distribution medium to licensed >execution platform. For example, much z/OS software comes on CD, but >few z/OS platforms have a CD reader that is usable for this purpose, >so in almost every case the software is copied from CD to a desktop >machine (Windows, Linux), and then to z/OS. If the licence is silent > Gasp! Sigh. Ummm. You might mount the CD on the desktop machine, then copy directly to the licensed target system. Why bother making an intermediate copy on the desktop?
To be very picky, if I browse a member of SYS1.MACLIB with a terminal emulator on my desktop, a copy of (part of) that file exists in the screen buffer on the desktop, and perhaps in swap files, etc. IANAL. But I wish I had the income of one. Sigh, gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
