On Saturday 01 February 2003 11:41, Phil Payne wrote: Linux looks like following down the same road. The question that occurs to me is - is free access to the source of an operating system actually a prerequisite for this?
I think so, Phil. Primarily due to the fact that you can't run anything on my MVS system that I didn't help you run. Because source has to be compiled into a library prior to execution is a hugh security boost, as is RACF and the corresponding HFS permissions of the *nix world.
