Shmuel correctly hits on one risk of this approach: your implementation will certainly be no BETTER than theirs.
Another risk: you may be running dangerously close to any "anti-reverse-engineering" clause that may - I don't know - may be a prerequisite to a download. <philosophical rant> I think those of us who earn our living from intellectual property should be especially scrupulous about IP rights. You may not agree with every facet of the commercial software industry, but I think everyone will agree that anyone ought to be able to sell the fruits of their labor on whatever terms they choose. We're free not to partake of those fruits, but we're not free to steal them. <\philosophical rant> Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 7:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 3290 datastream question In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 06/02/2005 at 11:50 AM, Steve Bireley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Download an eval copy of BlueZone from the Seagull website. It >supports split and vsplit. How close is it to a real 3290? Does it support everything that an 3290 has, e.g., the Text character set? Does it support anything that a 3290 does not, e.g., color, APA graphics? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
