Re: SXMACLIB

"No, they gave up ownership of it."

Since when? Last I checked the MVS access methods in z/os are copyrighted
works. Last time I checked, all of the instructions from the S/370 days are
copyrighted.

They didnt give up ownership at all.

"No, it's the public's code."

No its not. They gave the public a free license to use it. Just like you
dont own Windows, the public doesnt own MVS.

Joe



On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 9:34 PM kerravon86-/[email protected] [H390-MVS] <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> ---In [email protected], <joemonk64@...> wrote :
>
> >> on a free operating system.
>
> > Its not free.
>
> It (MVS/380) is free. Just like MVS 3.8J before it.
>
> > Its not yours to declare as free.
>
> No, it was IBM's choice to declare it as free,
> and my choice to declare my modifications
> also free, just like IBM's.
>
> > 95% of it belongs to ibm.
>
> No, it doesn't belong to IBM, it belongs to
> the public. That's what public domain means.
>
> > They wrote it.
>
> Correct.
>
> > They own it.
>
> No, they gave up ownership of it.
>
> > It's their code.
>
> No, it's the public's code.
>
> > Not yours.
>
> Correct. It's not mine, it's the public's.
>
> BFN. Paul.
> 
>