Kirk, I tried to phrase my (limited) answer succinctly yet accurately, but it seems I didn't entirely succeed.
The case you're describing is where the original author of the code (Sun in this case) (also) releases their code under non-GPL terms. In that case, it's not "GPL code," is it? :-) (That specific code isn't.) Thus my explanation doesn't apply -- I wasn't explaining anything about how code under different licenses works. I was explaining how "GPL code" works, and that specific code isn't GPL. If IBM or anyone else bases their work off the GPL source, then my explanation does apply. It really is that simple. Yes, IBM has done some GPL-related work on z/OS. Here's some: http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/bpxa1ty1.html I believe you'll find several on the list with GPL licenses, or at least licenses that are comparable to the GPL for purposes of this discussion (i.e. which assure access to source code), e.g. emacs. But you did expand our knowledge. So you say that Sun's Java(TM) is available under non-GPL terms. Thus we can conclude there is no assurance that derivatives (from IBM, Sun, or anyone else) of the non-GPL code will be available in source code form. That directly addresses the "I don't know" part of my answer -- the first sentence :-) -- and I'm grateful for that. Thanks. - - - - - 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
