Sadly, the US Department of Justice would probably not allow this. They look very much askance at dominant vendors getting together to talk about terms of sale. Yeah, I know, it seems like all of the customers would benefit, but it would be considered "restraint of trade." It would make life difficult for a new entrant into the market who had a new and potentially competitive way of licensing software.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Redirecting Software Functionality I just love standards. There are so many of them. I wish IBM and all the vendors would agree on "ONE" method of product protection and have everyone convert to that method. It would make all our lives so much easier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
