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Re: Adios SDA, DFU, RLU, etc

Hello Rob,

Am 31.05.2024 um 20:24 schrieb Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>:

Let's say IBM comes up with some new licensing scheme. And rolls out PTFs to support it. And decides that, since they are no longer supported, they can just let those options be flagged as not licensed and no longer work.

Or IBM determines those particular options use some obscure version of wcode or some such thing. And IBM also determines they are the only products which use that. And also determines that has security leaks or some such thing and simply removes it with a PTF.

In other words: You rely entirely on the goodwill of some for-profit company clearly moving away from one-time-pay-and-go licenses. What can possibly go wrong with that… ;-)

:wq! PoC


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