I just sent it to a couple of IBMrs that might have some insight about why
it's not changed. I'll report the response.
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Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:28 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: logon screen COPYRIGHT statement
I see your point. Sort of like all the people running Windows server 2008
or earlier.
I think you're better off to hide it than to try to change where it comes
from. For one thing, IBM often hardcodes COPYRIGHT into a variable in their
programs just so it shows up on an object dump. I've seen it often.
That, and if it's used other places you may get IBM legal at your door.
Probably something you can beat but if the lawyers are really bored it could
get expensive for you quick. I would think a school would have better use
for such limited resources. Speaking as a booster for the local HS, if this
cuts funding for sports to defend a 'bonehead' IT decision you may want to
take anything that identifies your vehicle as belonging to you off of it.
Rob Berendt
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From: Mike Cunningham <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/11/2015 08:18 AM
Subject: RE: logon screen COPYRIGHT statement
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Yes, I could just hide it. We have modified the logon screen already with
our school logo and hid some other fields we didn't need that just
confused users. Since the copyright is not hardcoded on the screen and
coming from a variable from somewhere but where is that data coming from?
I can't imagine that IBM has it as static code in some application. My
thought was to just change the 2009 to 2015. For us this idea came up
because of a remark an end user name ....."Oh, look, their using 6 year
old technology that hasn't been updated since 2009"
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:07 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: logon screen COPYRIGHT statement
I had fun reading other's suggestions. However they all left the
copyright at the bottom. When looking at the source for it I see:
A COPYRIGHT 40 O 24 40DSPATR(HI)
So it isn't a constant. Therefore you'd better leave it on the screen or
when IBM tries to output that it will fail.
I'll be honest, screens aren't my strongpoint. However, couldn't you
indicate that as nondisplay? Sort of like a non display field in a
subfile used as a 'key' or some such thing?
Rob Berendt
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From: Mike Cunningham <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/10/2015 04:46 PM
Subject: logon screen COPYRIGHT statement
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Is there a way to change the data shown at the bottom of the logon screen
or remove it completely? I vaguely remember that this was in a dataarea
somewhere but I can't find it if that is where it is.
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