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What happened to the Linux SNA Project?

Posted by Cliff on from the where-did-it-go? dept.

Blip asks: "Last time I visited the Linux SNA Homepage, it was still there. But now it seems that some commercial guy has taken over. What happened to the GPLed code? Is it all Commerceware now?"

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  1. Re:I don't have that kinda cash!! by eponymous+cohort · · Score: 2

    I've seen a couple of Linux SNA implementations besides this one, all where commercial. Unfortunatly I don't have links..

    As for the price, I imagine, since most people don't have an IBM mainframe in their basement, this is almost exclusivly for business use, $3G isn't alot of money for businesses that can afford Mainframes.

    However judging from my experience, I used to work in a shop that used to use an SNA stack on HP (SNApplus 2). I would have possibly used the Linux SNA stuff on a proof of concept project that may not have be able to get the $3G funding needed. A lower cost or free SNA kit would be useful

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  2. Does anyone run SNA anymore? by IntlHarvester · · Score: 2


    Honest question - I thought most modern mainframes could run TCP/IP and the older SNA protocols were encapsulated.


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