On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:06:05, Alan Altmark wrote: > One of the Usage Restrictions in the license agreement: > > "z/VM Version 5 Release 3 Evaluation Edition operates on the IBM System > z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) and IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC). > The Program requires hardware that implements the IBM 64-bit > z/Architecture in order to execute properly and therefore You are not > authorized to install or use this Program on any machine that does not > properly implement 64-bit z/Architecture. For information about specific > z/VM machine requirements and programming requirements, see the z/VM: > General Information manual, GC24-6095." > > There is the interesting phrase "properly implement." As a scientist, > technical professional, and industry veteran, I do not believe that I > could legitimately claim to "properly implement" *any* piece of machinery > for which the complete specifications and verification tools are not > published. If I cannot verify proper implementation, then authorization > does not exist.
Interesting, but I think I would tend to disagree: Absence of evidence is by no means evidence of absence... Jan > > From the Hercules entry in Wikipedia: > "Newer operating systems, such as OS/390, z/OS, VSE/ESA, z/VSE, VM/ESA, > and z/VM will run, but cannot legally be used except in very limited > circumstances for license reasons." > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
