Regularly, for which I'm thankful. My point is targeted at the University level.
Patrick Carroll | Enterprise Technical Architect L.L.Bean, Inc.(r) | Double L St. | Freeport ME 04033 http://www.llbean.com | [email protected] | 207.552.2426 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. The information is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other use of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in ch_action_txretry): Busy Seems more and more that people are exclusively "expenses" rather than "investments" nowadays. When was the last time your employer "invested" in training (of any kind) for you? -jc- > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Carroll > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in ch_action_txretry): Busy > > I agree, it's all about money. It seems to me that an educational > license would be a *good* long term investment, even if a few are > abused. Or maybe IBM's commitment to the "NextGen" is not as strong as > we are led to believe. > > > Patrick Carroll | Enterprise Technical Architect L.L.Bean, Inc.(r) | > Double L St. | Freeport ME 04033 http://www.llbean.com | > [email protected] | 207.552.2426 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail > and any attachments may contain confidential information that is > legally privileged. The information is > solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the > sender by return e-mail and delete this message. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > McKown, John > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in > ch_action_txretry): Busy > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Patrick Spinler > > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:33 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in > > ch_action_txretry): Busy > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Alan Altmark wrote: > > > > > > Bottom line, zPDT is available only to software vendors (ISVs). > > > > So, end result, there's no inexpensive desktop viable evaluation, > > training or hobbiest option available for non ISVs, period. > > > > - From the amount of traffic in this this thread, it sounds like I'm > > not the only person who'd appreciate having such a thing available. > > How can we customers request such a thing from IBM? 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