On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:54:04 +0000, Jon Perryman <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> You didn't bother to cite any reference, so I am highly skeptical. >> I looked for this "announcement" and didn't find it. > > >How could you not find official references when so many people are infuriated. How dare I fail to read everything that you do! If this was a Linux list perhaps your arrogant response would be warranted. >For instance, see >https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hats-commitment-open-source-response-gitcentosorg-changes > where a RedHat VP tries to calm the rage. That page doesn't say what you said it says, "IBM RHEL announced it's move to closed source (IBM RedHat Enterprise Linux)." Not only does it not say that, it refutes it. > > Linux is licensed under the GPL. > > >Access to IBM RHEL executable and source access now requires paying for >services and signing an NDA. Technically, they are following GPL by providing >source with executables Yes, that is consistent with the GPL. > but not in the spirit of GPL by restricting access to the executables. What does that mean? GPL has always allowed you to charge for a GPL licensed program. Version 3 says it this way to make it clear: "You may charge any price or no price for each copy that you convey, and you may offer support or warranty protection for a fee." >> Db2 has been available for Linux for many years. > >DB2 for Linux and Windows is not DB2 for z/OS. Of course not. Who cares? For one thing, the I/O interfaces are different. For another, z/OS is EBCDIC and Linux is not. > >> What is a "sysplexed Linux"? > >Sysplex is the ability to tightly couple up to 32 z16 boxes. Yes, I know what Sysplex is, and it is decades older than z16. Sysplex is a software construct, not hardware, although certain hardware is required to implement it. >At the moment, z/OS is the OS of choice for utilizing sysplex. No. z/OS (and MVS before it) is the operating system that implements Sysplex. It is not something implemented in hardware that z/OS utilizes -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
