Hi, Billy.
Yes that is exactly what Paul is saying, and for what it is worth, SLES
is the more popular Linux distribution for the mainframe.
On 02/15/2010 02:52 PM, Billy Bingham wrote:
Paul,
So you're saying that if I download SLES 11 Eval Version it comes with a 180
day trial for
support, but the software license is free and I can continue to use it past the
180 day period?
Sounds like a winner if so.
Thanks,
Billy
On 15 Feb 2010 at 13:31, Paul Raulerson wrote:
Note that "trial" means trial period for support.
The license is free, you can run it as long as you wish, for any purpose. Seems
odd on a mainframe, but true.
And I personally recommend SLES over RedHat. If nothing else, YAST makes it far
easier to manage.
-Paul
On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Rich Smrcina wrote:
On 02/15/2010 12:22 PM, Billy Bingham wrote:
I would like to install Linux on z/VM, but I'm not sure what distribution to
use. Is there a free version of SuSE or RedHat Linux that I can download to do
this? Do I need to license a distribution from the vendor (SuSE or RedHat)?
Thanks,
Billy
You can get a trial of both Novell and RedHat Linux for System z that come with
install support and maintenance for a certain amount of time. I think Novell
is 120 days.
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