On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Peter Hunkeler <[email protected]> wrote: > Cross-Posted to IBM-MAIN and MVS-OE > > People at our installation have got used to use BASH. I think it would be > about time BASH becomes an integral part of z/OS UNIX Sevices. I have > opened a requirement for this. > > Title: Provide officially supported version of BASH shell for z/OS UNIX > > Link: > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=60048 > -- > Peter Hunkeler > > I will point out a "textual error" in the request. The fourth paragraph in the Description reads:
<quote> The lack of BASH being an officially supported part of z/OS UNIX System Services (or at least of the z/OS Ported Tools package) is a major issue for many installations. Relying on the non-supported public domain port of BASH is unacceptable to many installations. </quote> Keeping in mind that I Am Not A Lawyer: The use of the phrase "public domain port" is not correct. The BASH port which runs on z/OS, along with the changes made my myself and by Rocket Software __are and must be__ licensed under the GPL. The GPL is __NOT__ a "public domain" license. This is a major faux pas and will likely cause the IBM lawyers some gastric distress. I shudder to think what Eben Moglen or ~rms would say. Simply eliding the words "public domain" or replacing them with "publicly available" would possibly be a good idea. -- There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! Genghis Khan Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
