RE: protect your system from altered or "patched" MI programs...

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd just like to point out the facts of the situation:

If you rewrite your code to run as client/server, IBM is OK with it.  If you
use something like my tool that makes changes at the source level to change
your user interface, IBM is OK with it.  If you hack the operating system to
circumvent the licensing agreement, IBM is not OK with it.

Moral and ethical arguments notwithstanding, the reality of the situation is
that IBM is pushing us to move away from the green screen.  Not that reality
is always the best argument to use on this list <grin>, but it seems to me
that the energy spent complaining about the situation would be better used
helping work on a transition architecture.

Take that with the grain of salt it deserves given my position, but it sure
seems that any more conversation spent arguing about this PTF is sheer
wasted effort.

Joe Pluta
www.plutabrothers.com