I will also like a copy Mark!



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Post [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 2002 12 18 01:28
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: Yet Another IBM Conspiracy Theory
> 
> Are you sure about that?  If I try to access the first URL, it just bounces
> me to the second one.  I may have been too slow.
> 
> Mark Post
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 5:48 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Yet Another IBM Conspiracy Theory
> 
> 
> Fortunately it's still available from IBM Taiwan, who it seems aren't
> singing from quite the same hymnsheet as the folks in the USA :)
> 
> http://www2.tw.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/techdoc/check.d2w/report?No=194
> 
> See also http://www2.tw.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/techdoc/index.d2w/report
> 
> Grab it before the Revisionists erase it too... a copy will be going up at
> http://www.corestore.org/sg245944.zip but I don't have infinite bandwidth...
> 
> Mike
> (CC'ed to Mark in case I'm still banned from posting to Linux-390)
> http://www.corestore.org
> 
> >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.
> >
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> 
> 
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