On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 21:45:12 -0400, Thomas Conley wrote: >On 8/6/2014 9:45 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>> >>> 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 > >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. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 12:21:54 -0400, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: > ... >OTOH an obvious boon for genuine ISV's ... > Not.
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