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Stupid? Hardly. I've just observed that there's just a ... blind spot
... when it comes to licensing agreements. Perhaps it's because sysprogs
aren't the people who see and must agree to the Ts&Cs contained therein?
In prehistoric times, when I was a customer, I just waited for the box
of tapes & manuals to arrive. Paperwork? WDNNS paperwork.... "The new
NCP is here! The new NCP is here! I'm somebody now! I'm somebody now!"
(apologies to Steve Martin).
I wouldn't want to be the one who says "Let's do X!" only to end up
blindsiding my boss because I didn't do my homework. You all are Family
to me (I go to WAVV, SHARE, the zExpo, and regional user group), you are
paying for my house (thanks, by the way), and I need for you to continue
to succeed. So if I sometimes come across as bit paternal, please bear
with me.
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Alan, there's nothing wrong with being "paternal", as you put it. But
sometimes the policies of IBM seem to be rather foolish. And that
sometimes makes IBM's legal reps look equally foolish. As a Hercules
user, I can't do the software development I'd like to, because MVS 3.8
doesn't have RACF installed; nor does it have the z/OS features that
might make things so much more elegant, and efficient, for my efforts.
Begging for z/System time from friends isn't really an option, because
of the legal ramifications. And there's a bunch of us in the same boat!
Being stuck on a barely-adequate pension, I'd like to augment my income
with low-priced software that works well (maybe become another McKinney
Systems? <G>) but IBM's policy about licensing z/OS to run under
Hercules (NOT) effectively cuts me out. This after being a loyal IBM fan
for nearly 40 years. (grumble)
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