Mark: I absolutely agree. And for the likes of the larger ISVs, I would guess all of their product source code is in escrow and kept up to date. Maybe not so much for the "mom and pop" software companies, but the big ones, yes.
Mitch McCluhan -----Original Message----- From: Mark Post <mp...@suse.com> To: IBM-MAIN <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Sent: Thu, May 8, 2014 5:15 pm Subject: Re: Vendor Source Code >>> On 5/8/2014 at 06:50 PM, Scott Ford <scott_j_f...@yahoo.com> wrote: huh, does IBM permit you to buy source or CA ????? Source code escrow is not at all the same as buying the source code from a endor. I would be willing to bet that at least some of IBM's and CA's larger ustomers have some source code in escrow. Think governments and the like. "We on't license this product or any of your other products unless you agree to put he source code for this particular package in escrow." ark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end 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
