Customer Letter Section
DISTRIBUTION OF IBM LICENSED PROGRAMS AND
LICENSED PROGRAM MATERIALS AND MODIFIED
AGREEMENT FOR IBM LICENSED PROGRAMS
Today IBM is announcing that, for selected new IBM licensed
programs and selected new versions and releases of currently
available IBM licensed programs, certain licensed program materials
may be either made available on a restricted basis or not
available; when the licensed program materials are not available,
the licensed programs will be distributed in object code only.
Restricted materials may include machine readable source code,
microfiche, logic manuals, and selected basic materials.
Licensed programs will be individually reviewed to determine
what materials will be available for distribution. The review will
evaluate whether adequate problem determination and problem source
identification aids are available and determine if sufficient user
exits are provided in products where they are required.
Consequently, on the basis of this review, IBM will provide
licensed programs:
. Without licensed program materials, or
. With selected licensed program materials available as
"Restricted Materials of IBM," or
. With the licensed program materials available as they are today.
Programs delivered with selected modules in object code only
will not have licensed program materials available for object code
modules, and materials may be restricted for source modules.
Programming announcements will indicate how a licensed program will
be distributed. Licensed program materials currently available from
PID will not be affected by this announcement.
This new approach will result in increased protection of
IBM's programming investment and technology.
Agreement for IBM Licensed Programs
The new Agreement for IBM Licensed Programs includes terms
and conditions pertaining to restricted materials that affect the
following paragraphs of the agreement:
. Definitions
. License, General
. Protection and Security of Licensed Program Materials
Restricted materials: The customer is authorized by the new
terms in the agreement to use restricted materials only in the
following ways:
. Interfacing user programs or products
. Making user modifications
. Performing problem determination, problem source identification,
and problem resolution activities
Other changes: Included in the modifications to the
agreement are two additional changes relating to asset protection
that appy to all IBM licensed programs:
. Reverse compilation or reverse assembly is prohibited.
. Existing terms and conditions with respect to redistribution of
IBM licensed programs are clarified.
Implementation of new terms and conditions
These new terms and conditions are effective automatically
on September 1, 1983 for all current customers of IBM licensed
programs. For customers requiring IBM licensed programs with
restricted materials prior to this date, the new terms that pertain
to restricted materials and asset protection become effective when
the IBM licensed program is ordered. A new Supplement to the
Agreement for IBM Licensed Programs is also available with this
announcement. Printed on this Supplement are the new terms
pertaining to restricted materials and asset protection. IBM and
the customer will be required to sign the new Supplement if a
customer orders a licensed program with restricted materials prior
to September 1, 1983. As an alternative, the customer may sign the
new Agreement for IBM Licensed Programs, which would supersede the
existing license agreements.
Distribution of object code only
IBM licensed programs made available in object code only
will provide user exits to accommodate user extensions, if
required. In addition, adequate problem determination and problem
source identification guides and aids will be provided to assist
the customer with problem resolution activities. Source materials
will not be available in any form for object-code-only modules or
programs.
These new facilities will enhance software serviceability
and reduce the requirement for customer modifications.
Currently announced programs: The following announced
licensed programs will contain some restricted materials:
MVS/SP - JES 2 Version 2 5740-XC6
MVS/SP - JES 3 Version 2 5665-291
Data Facility Product 5665-284
TSO Extensions 5665-293
RMF Version 3.1 5665-274
Assembler H Version 2 5668-962
Systems Modifications Program Extended 5668-949
MVS/SP - JES2 1.3.3 5740-XYS
MVS/SP - JES3 1.3.3 5740-XYN
VM/XA Migration Aid 5664-169
Education: Some of the future education courses offered at
the Advanced Education Centers will utilize restricted licensed
materials. The names of these courses and the enrollment procedures
for them will be made available at a future date.