Please no more speculation on this nonsense. You are all starting to get suspicious of IBM based on some groundless speculation. It could be that someone that looks after the publication went to the funny farm and the guy that took over left the chapter out. Based on my idle speculation I don't think it is a good enough reason to become suspicious of going near the pubication business for fear of insanity! Its like McArthyism! I'd better go now!
Regards, Craig +61-2-9354-7283 tel +61-2-9354-7797 fax Craig Vernon B.App.Sc. LL.B. IBM Support Centre FB41 55 Coonara Ave West Pennant Hills 2125 Sydney NSW Australia Visit us at http://www.ibm.com/services/au/its "You can not find a solution using the same thinking that created the problem." - Albert EInstein If received in error please delete and notify the sender immediately. No other use permitted. Neither confidentiality, privilege nor copyright waived. John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] om.au> cc: Sent by: Linux on Subject: Re: OK who messed with the redbook? 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> 16/04/2002 09:01 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port > > 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! > > Anyone with a clue what's going on? Suspicious of rewriting history! > > Pure speculation, but I would guess that Hercules has gotten far enough up > into IBM's radar in terms of licensing and intellectual property "borrowing" > that they may be compelled to do something about it, and publishing > information like this in a IBM-sponsored publication is tacitly encouraging > such activities so the lawyers probably jumped on someone's head and had > the redbook quickly revised before some smart sea-lawyer grabbed onto it as > a copyright/intellectual property dilution. > > The question now in *my* head is whether IBM will make the intelligent > choice: a hobbyist license or certification of Hercules for purchase of a > regular license, or the dumb choice: unleashing the lawyers and trying to > have Hercules eliminated via legal action. Let's hope it's the former -- it > would do wonders for the acceptance of the 390 as a viable application > architecture again. I plan on going into business shortly, and if I think there are some mainframe users in the area I plan on putting up S/390 or zSeries Linux up on Hercules as a demo. Certainly I don't want IBM pissing in my patch. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
