Re: zOS.e, yes there was. CVTOSLV5 DC XL1'7F' BYTE 5 OF CVTOSLVL CVTZOSE EQU X'80' z/OS.e CVTZOSAS EQU X'80' z/OS.e CVTPUMA EQU X'80' z/OS.e
Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&[email protected] ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Monday, April 5th, 2021 at 5:37 PM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. I have my reasons that I do not wish to go into in public. They are valid > reasons, and no, the reason does not involve bypassing any restriction. > 2. I do not want to use the CPU machine type for the exact reasons you > describe. I know IBM has done this with other models from time to time. I am > looking for a software flag. > > Remember z/OS.e? Was there an in-memory flag for that? > > Right: what is "production"? If you are a software development shop, > aren't compiles your "production"? I used to try (with limited success) to > make that argument with IBM support to justify a Sev 1: all my developers are > dead in the water -- development is my "production." > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dave Jousma > > Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 11:36 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Machine-readable flag for "development-only z/OS' > > So, this question got me thinking..... > > We have a few ZD&T instances running here. I was not fully involved with > the group bringing it in, other than setting some ground rules regarding > customization, and "who" would be supporting. > > My recollection though, is that the Terms & Conditions of ZD&T state "no > production workload". However, to my knowledge there is no mechanical > enforcement of that? I mean what constitutes production workloads? > > I'm only asking a theoretical question, in that since IBM doesn't enforce > via mechanical means, why bother at your end Charles to try to code something > for that? You know darn well the machine type will change one day, and if you > code off of that, it will break your code? What if someone is testing your > code validly in zD&T, but not using it for production? > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
