I wonder if we will be able to make connections with each other's systems using TCPIP (TCPNJE) or Enterprise Extender? Regards,
Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 6:24 PM John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:48 PM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > > The problem is that the quoted prose is ambiguous. I'm hoping that IBM > > will spell it out. > > > > Even if they say that you can't use it to write open source software, > it's > > still a step in the right direction. > > > > If I were to get ZDNT, I would not distribute any source or executable that > I worked on using it, until IBM clarifies things so that I understand all > restrictions. To be safe, I wouldn't even try to "clean room" develop a > similar function on any other z/OS system. > > But I can already think of an interesting project to work on. SQL-like > access to "system" information. E.g. > > SELECT * FROM JES_INPUT_QUEUE; > SELECT * FROM JES_OUTPUT_QUEUE; > SELECT * FROM JES_INITIATORS; > SELECT * FROM JES_RUNNING_JOBS; > SELECT * FROM SMF_TYPE6; /* runs against the SYS1.MANx datasets and/or log > streams */ > > That might be "interesting" to work on. Of course, the STC which implements > this would use all the various RACF resources needed to subset the > information to that which the requestor is allowed. It'd be quite a long > project that I'd likely never really get working. > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
