On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 12:52 PM, Frank Swarbrick < [email protected]> wrote:
> I give permission for anyone to use that COBOL input-exit however they > like. > I did ask my manager's, manager's manager (!!) if it was OK to post > non-business related COBOL code I developed at work to github and the like > and he said it was fine. Did not go as far as discussing a LICENSE to use, > and I doubt much he'll care to have a long discussion about it... > Thanks. > > Frank > > ________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf > of Charles Mills <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 3:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: COBOL integrated pre-processor, API in general > > What I have done in that situation is written to the author looking for > specific permission for the very specific way in which I wished to use the > code, and assuming permission were granted, embedding the question, the > response, and a reference to the e-mail thread in comments in the included > code. > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 7:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: COBOL integrated pre-processor, API in general > > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Bill Woodger <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Frank Swarbrick posted an example COBOL compiler input-exit last year, > > to allow the embedding of linkageeditor/binder statements. It is on > > IBM's COBOL Cafe. I can't provide a link because I currently get > > "Problem loading...". > > > > > Got it. Really wish that Frank had put in some sort of LICENSE document. > I'm a bit more sensitive to copyright issues due to some of the lawsuits > in the past. I especially remember the SCO vs. IBM lawsuit (which SCO keeps > trying to revive) when IBM started supporting Linux on the z. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO/Linux_controversies. I really doubt > that Frank, or his employer, would actually take any action. But I never > underestimate the power of human stupidity and greed. > > > -- > "Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is > ancient. It's called 'rain'." -- Michael McClary, in alt.fusion > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- "Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called 'rain'." -- Michael McClary, in alt.fusion Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
