> One thing I find "interesting" in the PSI letter is that there is no mention > of z/VM support, correctly licensed or not. :-)
That's what happens when you hire ex "Top Gun" mentalities. When they snuck in sometime in early 2005 they were obsessed with Top Gun and went for z/OS. By the time IBM slammed the online software license door shut, it was too late to get z/VM licenses. And as far as I know PSI still has just the three z/OS licenses - one at Lufthansa (it stands for Let Us F*ck The Hostess As No Steward's Available), one used for demos and one back at the lab. z/VM presents some interesting IP issues. You can implement z/VM support using public docs, but it sucks large rocks through small straws. If you want it to perform, you need access to IBM's IP for SIE Assist. If IBM has the slightest suspicion that you may have been a little "cavalier" with their IP already, you can wipe your chances of getting access up your leg, and the same goes for your chances of getting software licenses. While I'm generally somewhat disinclined to approve of IBM''s lawyers (especially aßhole) I must in this instance say they have a perfect right to protect their intellectual property as they see fit. And they are also perfectly entitled to take a track record into account if there is management continuity. So even if PSI does manage to sort out the I/O problems on the 66xx, they still have a minor mountain to climb. Think Olympus Mons. And are they being really honest with their VCs? How long did Sanjay get? -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
