> > > DB2 absolutely requires DFSORT for some of its internal functions. > > > Syncsort is documented to not work with DB2. DB2 comes with a "subset" > > > license for this purpose. I.e. you don't have a general DFSORT license. > > See the following Informational APAR for more information on this: > > http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1II14047 > > Is there a description somewhere of why this special, internal-only > interface was added? Why should DB2 care what sort product a site uses, to > the point of mandating installation and use of an IBM product even if an > installation has chosen another? > > This seems to me to be the same kind of bundling that got Microsoft in such > hot water...
Why all the angst ???. How is this any different to LDAP requirements for RACF ???. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
