> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Porowski > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:41 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Computerworld: London Stock Exchange to Abandon Windows > > > But isn't there a legal distinction between translation in > memory which > is transient and hard coded (in millicode or silicon)?
I certainly don't know. Is an emulator legal when it emulates a patented instruction (think Hercules/390) without a license from the patent holder? If not, then what about a "compiler" which "compiles" the instruction into a different set of instructions which are functionally equivalent (think PSI)? Personally, I am not a lawyer, but I'd bet that both cases would be considered a violation of the patent. I think this due to Funsoft's problems with IBM about Flex-ES licensing and IBM's suing of PSI. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
