13 Dec
2006
13 Dec
'06
7:21 p.m.
In article <4580BD45.9030807 at msm.umr.edu>,
jim stephens <jwstephens at msm.umr.edu> writes:
the big problem with IBM communications gear like this
is that it only
runs with IBM licensed
software. The public domain versions of MVS an VM won't support it, and
Linux on the
mainframe does not either.
... at least that's the situation as it stands today. Things can
always change sociologically and legally to make a different story
tomorrow. But if noone saves the hardware today, how can a different
legal story tomorrow make a difference?
On the rescue list, it was just stated that Cray is willing to extend
hobbyist licenses these days.
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