Re: catch-22: M36; V4R4 not available

[Neil Palmer <neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jerry,

I would not view it as a pirated copy.  If they are on V4R2, AND on 
Software Subscription, they have paid for and are entitled to move to a 
new version of OS/400.  If they can now no longer order that version from 
IBM, I see no legal, ethical or moral problem (and I doubt IBM would 
either) in BORROWING a set of CD's to install V4R4.  They have no other 
choice really.

Neil Palmer





"Jerome Draper" <jdraper@trilosoft.com>
Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
2001/08/02 15:57
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The great Catch-22 stuck place:

This M36 customer needs to upgrade OS/400.  They are at V4R2 and haven't
ever CUMed.  They are having what appear to be system issues with their 
new
ethernet LAN/TCP/IP connections.  They can CUM V4R2 -- that's ok.  IBM 
will
support that.  But, for the effort, it would make sense to upgrade to
V4R4/CUM (the last OS that M36 works on) but IBM won't sell it to them 
since
IBM is further up the release road.  They aren't willing to have a pirate
copy of V4R4/CUM so what can they do?

Jerry

Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Network and Connectivity Specialist -- Mac's, LAN's, PC's, Windows, Linux,
Sun, and AS/400
Representing Synapse, CLI, Nlynx, Perle, Lucent, 3Com and Others .....
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