I would be happier if IBM clarified the status of OSS. I would also be much happier if IBM either explicitly allowed the use of ZSNT for developing OSS or offered an additional, possibly more expensive, option for which developeing OSS software was allowed but for which developing proprietary software was not.
Similarly, I'd like to see license for developing OSS on other operating systems. Still, anything that IBM does to attract talent is desirable, even if it isn't all that we want. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Jared Hunter [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 9:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware Practically speaking, I think the License text means you can Learn to Develop and Test so long as no one is paying you, and you have no present good-faith intent to sell anything you may Develop or Test in the environment. Per Sebastian's comment about Open Source, I think the odds are very high that some code that began life inside a ZDnT system will make its way into COTS software. As someone partially responsible for running an extremely IP-clean shop, I'm a little concerned about that, and would personally love it if OSS developed in a ZDnT would clearly identify itself as such. But as someone who understands that the future of the mainframe hinges on developing talent, and that scaled mainframe endpoints drive a lot of human value, my hope/expectation is that IBM has "priced in" that particular risk. Overall, broader access to a licensed version of z/OS is a Good Thing™. Please don't abuse it. -Jared Jared Hunter Director of Software Engineering, Z Security Rocket Software 77 Fourth Avenue • Waltham, MA 02451 • USA t: +1 781 684 2162 • m: +1 617 821 3745 • e: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> • he / him / his ================================ Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ¦ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ¦ Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 Contact Customer Support: https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy ================================ This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
