> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: mainframe = superserver > > > Tom Moulder wrote: > > Mark > > > > Think of all the legal ramifications. Something might > could be done, but > > would there be law suits that followed and attorneys who > found their pockets > > lined with money? > > > > It might not work worth spit as CC so eloquently put it, > but the lawyers > > would have a field day as we are seeing right now with FLEX and PSI. > > > > Tom > > > > > First we aren't talking about a windows emulator, even though > the Wine > Project (http://www.winehq.org/) hasn't been sued yet. I > thought that we > were discussing the ability to create an environment that > would execute > "licensed Windows code" under Intel instruction set emulation. > > What is the legal problem? > > -- > Mark Jacobs
Some instructions on the zSeries are patent protected. That means that writing any code or making any hardware which has an identical effect, regardless of how it is done, can only be legally done if the person/company doing the emulation has a patent license. The point is that Intel may also have patents on some of the effects of one or more of their instructions. I will say that I think this is unlikely or Intel would shut AMD down immediately. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
