On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:44:14 -0000, Phil Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<vast snip> >I was sceptical about Hercules. I got slimed for it, but I was right. Can't let you get away with that, Phil - you were dead wrong. You repeatedly stated that IBM would shut Hercules down, harped on about intellectual property infringement (ignoring IBM's stated position that it wouldn't enforce its patents against open-source projects) - hell at several points I recall you predicting that IBM were going to get a 'cease and desist' against the Hercules programmers - here's part of the post, from you: (from the 'missing redbook chapter' saga in 2002) >Clearing the decks for a 'Cease and Desist'. IBM can hardly issue one if >some of its own >documentation seems to sanction Hercules. It's come a bit late, too - back >in Autumn I posted >that I expected it in mid-February, but I guess lawyers get paid by the >hour. Hercules is very much alive and well, and still costs the same as it did when you were sceptical about it :-) Mike http://www.corestore.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
