On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 09:46:13AM +1000, Craig Vernon wrote: > What I see as likely is that the reason for behind generating a discussion > like this is to create ill will towards IBM, by arousing undue suspicions.
Towards IBM? Not from this quarter. I'm not going to call IBM a bunch of dirty rotten nogoodniks unless and until they actually do something to deserve it (and compared to a lot of other vendors, they're shining examples of business ethics and customer service). Neither, as far as I know, is anyone else involved with Hercules. I believe that the discussion pops up every now and then in an attempt to frighten people away from using or working on Hercules. Fortunately, it's pretty transparent FUD. There are 2271 subscribers to the hercules-390 mailing list, and I'm sure there are at least as many users of the system out there who aren't subscribed. I don't see people running for the exits.
