Rick, I have been "bitten" by giving out source code for free - and it left a very sour taste.
A few years ago I happened to get hold of a few copies of "MVS Update" and lo and behold some "person" had ripped off most of the programs from my website, changed the labels/names and submitted then as their own work - earning him/herself a nice little payout - so belated thanks to "System Programmer UK" for that one. When I contacted Xephon about this to complain - they had lost the records etc etc.. Rob Scott Rocket Software, Inc 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 617-614-2305 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: 17 July 2007 16:29 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: MXI 4.3 (was Re: SMP/E question - how to find dsname ?) ------------------------<snip>-------------------- I did not say that MXI 4.3 users would be stranded if something breaks - it is just that I *really* do not have the resources and time to guarantee to fix any problems that may occur. In the "old" days I was a sysprog and would come home at 6pm and worked on MXI in the evening - these days my working day starts at about 9am and finishes about midnight..... MXI 4.3 has always been available primarily on my own web-site (and now on Rocket's) - the fact that it is on the CBT site is because I was asked if I would like to contibute to it. Freeware is software that is free - I do not see an implication of supplied source. ----------------------<unsnip>------------------- Rob, I agree that the term FREEWARE doesn't mean FREE SOURCE. That is strictly the developer's call and I support that. But on the other side of that coin: free source can mean free enhancements from other developers, as well as bug fixes. So I think there are valid arguments on both sides of that coin. The example of PDS comes to mind; STARTOOL, the commercial version of PDS, has a number of very fine enhancements and so does the freebee. While the enhancements aren't identical, both products have their place. Points to ponder........ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
