> Some amusment over on the Hercules list - the 'Linux on S/390' Redbook,
> SG244987, originally contained a chapter on running Linux on the Hercules
> emulator. Not surprising - it's known to be used by quite a few folks inside
> IBM.

It was, certainly.  Is it still?

> As of (apparently) March 21st, the Redbook has been revised (without
> incrementing the version number, contrary to normal IBM practice), and *all*
> references to Hercules have been carefully expunged!

Clearing the decks for  a 'Cease and Desist'.  IBM can hardly issue one if some of its 
own
documentation seems to sanction Hercules.  It's come a bit late, too - back in Autumn 
I posted
that I expected it in mid-February, but I guess lawyers get paid by the hour.

Biggest amusement on the Hercules lists at the moment is Phil Roberts trying to get me 
banned
from the FLEX-ES list for posting a link to some obscenties.  The Hercules crowd are 
big on
censorship of dissenting viewpoints.  He doesn't appear to realise that the original 
was not
only written by one of his Hercules cronies, but it's still in the Hercules archives.

Physician heal thyself.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules-390/message/16259 is the original.  Tells you 
more
about the Hercules effort in one post than a year of reading would do.

--
  Phil Payne
  http://www.isham-research.com
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