Well, if you limit that to IBM software, sure, and that is their right. I have not heard of any lawsuits about it in direct relation to Hercules, but then, I don't follow it all that closely anymore. I think even IBM Legal would have a tough time making a case about Hercules and Linux/390/zLinux though. Nor would they particuarly care I think. My guess is that IBM is coming out with a PowerPC based platform that will support all three major major non-Intel platforms; pSeries, iSeries, and zSeries. You can already load with AIX or i5OS on the latest pSeries boxes, and zSereis is only a few steps away. When that happens, IBM will explode into the area currently held by FlexES and/or Hercules. Or they might choose to emulate that on an Intel platform - Intel is projecting *80* core chips. That would certainly be enough to make something like Hercules capable of being a major problem for IBM. Heck, they might just go and buy Hercules then turn it into their own product. Or the rights to do something like that. Never can tell, IBM has, upon occasion, shown marketing savvy and a heck of a lot of good sense. Of course, they are also known for the exact opposite, and the current OO push with WebSphere may backfire bigtime with 'em in the mainframe area. It is WILDY sucessful in the iSeries world though. Partnerworld for Developers has turned into a sad joke compared to what it was in the mid 1990s. Only speculation, and in the meantime, I doubt seriously IBM has even a slight bit of heartburn about people running MVS or VM or Linux or whatever else is available out there under Herc.
--- Begin Message ---Hello Paul, I can say that IBM has targeted anyone using non-public domain IBM software and Hercules. Fact. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of P. Raulerson > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:26 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM sues PSI > > I don't think they will ever target Hercules, even if someone puts out a > commercial product with it. Does anyone know what PSI is using under the > covers? A horrid thought just occurred to me that it might BE Hercules. > > -Paul >
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