On 8/6/2014 9:45 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 09:26:01 -0400, Pinnacle wrote:
I've been remiss in not posting this sooner on IBM-Main. I recently
purchased Rational Development & Test (RD&T) from IBM, a product which
allows anyone to run z/OS on Intel hardware. That's right, anyone. You
do not have to own any big iron. Any high-schooler, college kid, z/OS
professional, etc. can order this product and run z/OS on a PC
platform. For ordering details, go to this link:
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/ratideveandtestenviforsystz
Where I read:
Note: Rational Development and Test Environment for System z can only be
used for
development, test, employee education, or demonstration of applications
that run on
z/OS. It may not be used for production workloads of any kind, nor for
robust
development workloads including without limitation production module
builds,
pre-production testing, stress testing, or performance testing.
"... development, test [but not] robust development ... or performance testing"?
I see some blurred lines here. I wonder how the lawyers clarify them?
"I know it when I see it" -- Justice Potter Stewart
-- gil
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Gil,
No blurred lines. We asked for a Personal Use license (some called it
Hobbyist, a pejorative term that I think held us back) for z/OS, and IBM
delivered. You can't use it for commercial development or production.
You can use it for testing and education. That screams Personal Use to me.
Regards,
Tom Conley
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