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Jmaynard, re: Linux on zSeries, I placed the word "apparent" because IBM holds patents on z/Architecture and it is not clear to me, at least, whether they will assert those patent rights at some point in the future. I don't at all believe in software patents (although this one is certainly a gray area -- software that emulates hardware), but adding that little word "apparent" seemed the best way to capture that much longer and more complicated issue in this article's context.
What do you think?
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- I think that nobody inside IBM cares about pursuing any patent claims against Hercules, and I've been told that they've actually decided that they would not. I've also been told that, before they bailed out of the mainframe world altogether, Amdahl researched the issue, and came to the conclusion that a software emulator would not violate any of IBM's patents. I further believe that pursuing such a claim would severely damage their credibility in the open source world, something they've spent a lot of time, energy, and money establishing.
- There's been a LOT of FUD slung at Hercules by one particular industry analyst, to the point that everyone's wondering just what axe he's grinding. This is his major contention. Nobody else - and this includes lots of folks I've spoken with, both inside and outside IBM - thinks it's an issue.
- I believe that casting doubt on the legality of running Linux for z/Series on Hercules violates NPOV, since it's definitely one person's POV that there's any problem at all.
- Thanks for the comments... Jay Maynard 12:19, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
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