Bob Shannon wrote:
BTW: I see nothing bad in writing code without being licencsed API.
If you write code to run on a zIIP on your own system, you will probably be in
violation of the contact someone signed for your processor.
Probably yes, probably not.
If you write code that runs on someone else's processor, you will probably be
in violation of using an unlicensed interface.
Probably yes, probably not.
References to DOS aren't relevant.
Why ? IMHO it is intellectual property as z/OS is.
Now, time for arguments:
1. If someone discloses something "secret", he breaks NDA, but if I know
the "secret", but did not sign any NDA - I don't break any rule. For
example it was perfectly legal for me (since I didn't sign any NDA) to
talk about z10 features before Feb26.
2. I can legally *know* and use undocumented features of hardware or
software. So, in theory - I can write my own code for zIIP.
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