> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Hare > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Patents, Copyrights, Profits, Flex and Hercules >
<snip> > > What if they were allowed to sell us a single OS license that > included > everything we needed to run our apps, including CICS, > WebSphere, and DB2, > and they priced it for what z/OS goes for now? Would our bean > counters be > happy? > > Tim Hare And what about people who develop alternative software? If SDSF is free, then what happens to EJES? If DB2 is free, then what happens to Oracle and other RDMSes that run on z/OS? If RMM were free, then what about CA-1? And so on down the line. Comparing to what Microsoft does is not a good idea to me. I despise Microsoft. Their software stinks. They usually only develop something "new" when it looks like another software developer is getting market share. They then try to destroy them by bundling something that is inferior, but "good enough" for the average (idiot) consumer. Yes, I'm a Linux bigot, and despise MS for their poor software and immoral business practices. Not that IBM is lily white, mind you. -- 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
