Old days? Still very much so today here in the US. It is called 'off road' diesel, and, except for the color and tax, it's exactly the same fuel. Or so I'm told.
Don't know the price difference but I'd suspect it's substantial. As the penalties for using it for inappropriately. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony B. Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 8:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Offload work to zIIP with zPRIME Back in the old days diesel fuel was sold to farmers, bulk delivered to a home tank, for tractor use only, cheaper and exempt from road use tax. It was color dyed for obvious reasons. Occasionally a pickup truck would be seen in town with a splash of reddish purple around the gas cap. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Denis G äbler Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 8:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Offload work to zIIP with zPRIME I agree, the electrical meter sample with medical plug sounds reasonable, but I unfortunatly I found it after posting my statement. Denis. -----Original Message----- From: P S <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Jul 17, 2009 3:10 pm Subject: Re: Offload work to zIIP with zPRIME On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Denis Gäbler <[email protected]>wrote: > Taking the electric meter example. What if I install solar electicity > panels? Am I stealing ressources and bypass the power companies meter? > Am I not allowed to use the electricity that the panels produce, just > because I have a contract with the power company? Or am I not allowed > to replace the old lamps with energy saver lamps, just because I have > a contract with the power company? > Thats difficult. But I am not a lawyer. Just comparing. > No, but that's not a good analogy. The solar panels are more like offloading work to an Intel or AIX box than running it on a processor that you were sold at a reduced price under certain T&Cs. I like the "medical power socket" analogy very much! > > By that definition any attempt to rewrite a CICS transaction to run > parts of the work as SRB would be a violation, since that piece of > software would likely not be eligable by the definition of IBM?! So > with a PC example, do I have to ask Microsoft to write a software that > speeds up the Windows bootup process and sell it? > Or assuming that a=2 0software tweeks an operating systems control block to > e.g. allow to run as zxxP eligable is considered violating some > agreement, any software (e.g. delta VT or Omegamon or Mainview) that > manipulates control blocks for ease of use or saving an IPL (which > burns CPU and > ressources) would be also considered unauthorized software, because > rather than using documented APIs it changes bits in control? blocks > of licensed IBM software and it might over a period of 12 months save > you buying one additional CP? > The courts will (presumably) look at the result, which is pretty simple: non-eligible work is running on a box that was explicitly sold *at a reduced price* with Ts&Cs defining "eligible work". The zPRIME users are plugging their TVs (or more likely their space heaters) into the medical socket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.16/2241 - Release Date: 07/16/09 05:58:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
