Yes. As far as I know. They are looking at it according to the ETR. I wouldn't know.
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:06:12 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >A few questions: > >o Is the relevant SAMPLIB member GIMASAMP? > >o I'm surprised at the 1981 copyright date. Isn't the SMP/E API > considerably newer than that? I'd not expect a sample to so > antedate the underlying function. (The CSECT name, BALAPI, > hints at even older technology.) The earliest change log entries > in the similar C and PL/I members are dated 1996, and I thought > all appeared concurrently. > >o Does IBM accept APARs on SAMPLIB members? Many (though not GIMAPI) > bear an "as-is" disclaimer. > >o Doesn't the copyright notice prohibit creating and distributing > derivative works? I recognize that prohibiting derivative works > much defeats the purpose of supplying samples. But I don't expect > IBM's lawyers to have much more common sense than typical lawyers. > Is there, perhaps, elsewhere a blanket statement cedeing IBM's > copyright rights for code distributed as samples? Might IBM > routinely on request grant such permission? > >-- gil > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
