[Info-vax] Posts

[bill]

On 5/24/2024 8:29 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2024-05-23, David Wade <g4ugm at dave.invalid> wrote:
>> On 23/05/2024 13:14, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2024-05-22, Single Stage to Orbit <alex.buell at munted.eu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It's annoying that they don't have pricings on their website. I'd love
>>>> to see if they can sell personal licenses.
>>>
>>> I suspect IBM will sell you a personal non-commercial licence for z/OS
>>> long before VSI get around to doing the same thing.
>>>
>>> BTW, IBM have absolutely no plans for such a thing unfortunately, even
>>> though it has been asked for many times.
>>>
>>
>> IBM do offer a personal edition of their developers package...
>>
>> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zdt/14.2.x?topic=personal-edition
>>
>> but no idea how to order
>>
> 
> I didn't know about that thanks.
> 
> I initially was interested until I read this:
> 
> https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ibm/ibm-offer-zos-app-development-and-testing-its-public-cloud
> 

That's not a hobbyist program.

> Apparently the price is in excess of $5,000. Yeah, I am NOT paying that...

If your in the business of developing and selling zOS programs $5,000
is not much of an expense. Especially when, like any other business 
expense,  you get to write it off.

> 
> Pity it wasn't closer to the Tru64 hobbyist pricing that was once offered.

It's not a hobbyist program.

> 
> Thanks for the link anyway however.
> 

bill