Re: Re: ISPF installation problem

>
>    If IBM did say "no such product", would that
> be a license to use?
>   

  I'm no lawyer, but I would say not.  To me it would be like making 
Edsel parts and not paying homage to Ford Motor Car Company.
>    If the FDP SPF was one OTC price ( not
> graduated charges ), 

  I am reasonably sure it was OTC.  The cost was reasonable even by the 
standards of the time.
> perhaps someone could force
> IBM to sell a software license? 
  Not likely since the latest ISPF/PDF is built on the FDP SPF.  And 
"force" IBM? :-)

>  i.e. Either
> accept the money or not, but the software will
> be used?
  That to me is equivalent to yelling "Fire" in a movie theater.  
(Daring IBM's lawyers to come forth).

  I would like to think that by talking to IBM they would allow MVS/XA 
and older to be used, in a non-commercial way, to those that would like 
to use it, such as hobbiests.  A modest cost to be paid to IBM would 
even be palatable.

   However, the problem is IBM finding the tapes from so long ago.



 
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