Many thanks. I didn't know about the ability to distribute my code, say via CBT. I have a few things on the CBTTape. I am aware of the various OSI licenses such as GPL, MIT, etc. I enjoyed reading your blog post.
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 6:49 AM Colin Paice <colinpai...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote Getting z/OS installed on my Ubuntu laptop > < > https://colinpaice.blog/2020/06/29/getting-z-os-installed-on-my-ubuntu-laptop/ > >. > This has links to the IBM sites about ZD&T, also the costs. > You can ship what every you write. You need to be careful about shipping > things which belong to other people or organisations. It is better to say > install file xxxx from the CBT, rather than you shipping the files. Some > code you may use has implicit licensing. Such as if you use open source > code, you may have to make your code open source. > Colin > > > On Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 12:21, John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I apologize if I missed this information in a previous post. I have two > > questions about z/DT & T Personal Edition. > > > > 1) How much does it cost? To acquire & yearly thereafter. > > 2) Does it require any sort of NDA? If so, what does the NDA cover, > > assuming any NDA which might exist allows you to say anything about the > NDA > > itself. > > > > My interest is strictly as a "hobbyist". IIRC, if I do write something > > interesting, I _cannot_ distribute it in any way. I can use my experience > > and knowledge on another z/OS system, but cannot directly copy the code. > > Although I don't know how IBM could ever determine if I did actually copy > > the exact code to, say, the CBTTape z/OS system or an employer's system. > > But I am a bit OCD about standing by my words, which is basically what a > > contract is all about (in a non-legal kind of way. Contracts don't cause > or > > stop a person from an action, they just allow for a legally enforced > > punishment by society.) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
