Of course, now that the cat is out of the bag, since this is not a GUPI, expect Big Blue to change something so it will no longer work!
Isn't there something in the licensing that preclude reverse engineering? <snip> >From zPrime press release > > NEON zPrime is 100 percent compliant with IBM specifications, rules > and conditions for System z processor access to assure a seamless > environment that makes IMS, CICS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, batch jobs and NEON > IMS utilities workloads eligible for processing on zIIPs or zAAPs. And then Al added: > Neon Enterprise Systems is not using the API in zPrime. They have > invented a new way of enabling work for the zXXP engines and that > is a 'trade secret' of Neon Enterprise Software. I'm surprised it's taken this long. But I'm also surprised some-one like Neon did it; their legal eagles must have had a fun time combing through all the IBM covenants. It's not like IBM is totally averse to resorting to the courts. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
