Re: Has IBM changed its licenses?

> Phil Payne  wrote:
> I just picked up IBM Announcement ZA02-0299 dated 10 December 2002 
> and started taking it to bits.
> 
> I've never downloaded the individual product licenses before, so I 
> don't know if this is new or not - but hundreds if not thousands of 
> mainframe products have explicit bans on downloading them to PCs.  
> This is SMP/E - there are lots of others:
> 
> LICENSE INFORMATION
> 
> The Programs listed below are licensed under the following terms
> and conditions in addition to those of the International License 
> Agreement for Non-Warranted Programs.
> 
> Program Name: IBM SMP/E for z/OS and OS/390 V3R1
> Program Number: 5655-G44
> Authorization for Use on Home/Portable Computer: 2
> 
> EXPLANATIONS OF TERMS:
> 
> Authorization for Use on Home/Portable Computer:
> "1" means that the Program may be stored on the primary machine and 
> another machine, provided that the Program is not in active use on 
> both machines at the same time.
> "2" means that you may not copy and use this Program on another 
> computer without paying additional license fees.

><snip>

Hmmmm, how do you IPL a mainframe unless you have a 'home computer' 
running OS/2 as the HMC?  And since microcode/millicode updates and 
IODF selections and IPL parameters are specified there, isn't it an 
intergral part of the 'mainframe'?  Do all of IBM's customers 
therefore violate the terms and conditions?

Phil - wouldn't this also apply to all the PWD Thinkpad offerings? 


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