IMO, FWIW <g> IBM is *very* supportive of those of us who make money developing software. The pricing at the Dallas Innovation Center cannot be a huge profit center for IBM. IBM is about to host a software vendor meeting (how much can I say without violating the NDA?) that has to cost IBM a heck a lot more than the nominal attendance fee. IBM gives my employer a "software vendor advocate." I can go to him with any problem (well, any problem that might be in IBM's court) and while he probably does not know the answer (unless it is a GRS or RSM question) he probably knows someone who knows who knows the answer. We pay nothing for his time.
That said, why is IBM so antagonistic to z/OS running on non-Z hardware? I of course don't know (and doubt our advocate would get us an answer!) but perhaps they fear opening the floodgates? If z/OS on Hercules, then legally why not z/OS on a Brand X mainframe? Still makes no sense to me, but IBM employs people who know more and spend more time on this subject than I. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 11:52 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Installation Improvements (was Re: Links to IBM announcements for today appear to be broken) On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson <jesse1.robin...@sce.com> wrote: > 'Personal use' z/OS has been a recurring theme at SHARE for some time. > IBM is loath to attach words like 'free' or 'personal' to anything in > the mainframe world. What's been made available for individuals is > still too costly for hobby/tinkerer use, especially compare with other > platforms. ;-( > ​IMO, FWIW (other acronyms​ omitted) I would love something like z/PDT for a home user. The "problem" that I perceive that IBM has with such a thing can be summed up as "somebody could use that to make money developing software and I won't get a fair cut." IOW, IBM doesn't think that a "personal copy" would only be for learning purposes, but would be "perverted" to actually make money. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
