>Getting media is another question. IBM may not be able to supply it, so >you'll have to find it from another source. As long as you have a valid >license this is apparently OK. Most IBM software doesn't have license >keys, so no obstacle there.
It has since been pointed out to me that not all IBM license agreements permit what I was suggesting. I do know there are also possible financial implications in certain tax jurisdictions when you take delivery of software in certain forms and manners, so please be careful. Also, there may be a few cases where royalties that IBM owes to a third party could have an impact, especially if the royalty agreement changed at some point. Most software products are not in this category, but a few are. Regarding the immediate issue (very old COBOL runtime), I think I concur with the general consensus response that it's time to go LE. One thing the customer's business executives should understand is that there is no risk-free option here, there is only relative or comparative risk. Thousands of customers have updated to LE and have healthy, thriving businesses with excellent results, so I would consider the jump to LE to be awfully small risk. There are myriad risks in not making this comparatively minor move, including business risks. I don't presume to understand the full picture, but as a general point it's important to understand that inertia has risks, too. There are some excellent IBM COBOL runtime specialists, so I'd recommend reaching out to them for advice. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Specializing in Software Architectures Related to System z Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
