They could, trivially. (Well, FSVO "trivially." A bunch of lawyer time, but no rocket science.)
They choose not to. I do not speak for IBM, of course, but I would guess that they view keeping the MVS API's close to the vest constitutes a strategic corporate asset and competitive advantage. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of scott Ford Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 9:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: LzLabs All, Why can’t IBM or other vendors somehow license their apis so other vendors may use them. It seems to me that would benefit a lot of customers and vendors ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
