The book itself is not in the cache at Google, but I and a number of other people have copies (I know it was one of the more popular downloads).
But, I did come across a pointer this message, dated October 24 2002, on the IBM-Main listserv: http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvtype?MVS-OE.33139 It's Mike MacIsaac, the lead author of that book explaining that he's been ordered not to talk about why the book and the software were removed. Sigh. Sometimes I really _want_ to be wrong, and this was one of them. Well, I'll offer to send a copy of the book to anyone that wants one, and doesn't have it (it's a little under 3MB in size). Maybe Giorgio Bellussi will host this one too, if enough people think it's worthwhile. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Summerfield Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Yet Another IBM Conspiracy Theory On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Mark Post wrote: > Ok, now someone's stolen an entire Redbook, and all the Open Source tools > that came with it (at least as far as _I_ can tell). > > Someone sent me an offlist email indicating that the "Open Source Software > for z/OS and OS/390" Redbook has been made to disappear, as well as the > software that it discusses. I checked the FTP server, and there was a > readme.txt file there indicating that all the software had been moved to > IBM's "UNIX Tools & Toys" web page, which was what I recalled had been done > with it. When I went to that page, though, there was a notice that said > "The Ported Tools section is being serviced and is not available at this > time." Now, just what that means is unclear to me, but taken with the > Redbook being missing, it's rather odd. > > Does anyone know how long the Ported Tools section has been down for > "service?" Does anyone know where to find the official copy of the Redbook? Is this time to disseminate unofficial copies? Is it in the Google cache? -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
