Shame IBM forgot whom made ... over the decades ... z/OS what it is today ... Letting hobbist take advantage would strengthen z/OS in the real world .. an lead to more z/OS shop's...guess they just do not get it .. they use too..
From: Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 11/10/2009 12:02 PM Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in ch_action_txretry): Busy Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Tuesday, 11/10/2009 at 11:29 EST, "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote: > Thanks - quick look puts this way, way beyond a "hobbist". I.e. all I am > interested in is porting GNU software to z/OS UNIX. There is no income in that, > just "street cred". Looks very nice for a smaller ISV. The program is definitely for software vendors (businesses), not hobbyists. In fact, it would not be made available to a hobbyist, even if you wanted to purchase it. The requirements to be able to get zPDT are such that you must actively developing commercial offerings for System z and you must be actively marketing them to System z commercial clients. (Your PartnerWorld membership is reviewed.) > <humor type="weird"> > Is there any significance to the fact that the company's name is ITC, which was > the name I remember on the Muppet's Show and movies? > </humor> LOL! "Space 1999". 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the E-mail or attached files is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
