Practically speaking, I think the License text means you can Learn to Develop and Test so long as no one is paying you, and you have no present good-faith intent to sell anything you may Develop or Test in the environment.
Per Sebastian's comment about Open Source, I think the odds are very high that some code that began life inside a ZDnT system will make its way into COTS software. As someone partially responsible for running an extremely IP-clean shop, I'm a little concerned about that, and would personally love it if OSS developed in a ZDnT would clearly identify itself as such. But as someone who understands that the future of the mainframe hinges on developing talent, and that scaled mainframe endpoints drive a lot of human value, my hope/expectation is that IBM has "priced in" that particular risk. Overall, broader access to a licensed version of z/OS is a Good Thing™. Please don't abuse it. -Jared Jared Hunter Director of Software Engineering, Z Security Rocket Software 77 Fourth Avenue • Waltham, MA 02451 • USA t: +1 781 684 2162 • m: +1 617 821 3745 • e: jhun...@rs.com<mailto:jhun...@rs.com> • he / him / his ================================ Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ¦ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ¦ Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 Contact Customer Support: https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy ================================ This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
