Now that I got your attention.
I came here to find anyone in public or private that wants to talk about
pars, ipars, tpf and or apc or all of the above.
Long story about how I was sucked into this issue, but recent legal battles
concerning the GDSs lead me to dig into more concerning
the actual systems the GDSs, CRSs and the modules the airline industry uses.
In short it mostly seems to "be IBM". Recent statements by the major GDSs
are that their problems are "IBM's fault". I've love to see IBM
follow that up with a statement in the manner of "Stop using our code or be
subject to legal penalties".
Is Pars or Ipars an actual operating system?
Is it open or closed?
I read that IBM did do a lot of support for the airlines. But how much
control or oversight did they or do they have over the use of their code in
these modules? I guess I have too many questions and not enouch answers yet
so i'll end there. The issue of what exactly are they coding in and is it
an OS or a protocol and if it is open or closed source.
Turiyan
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