Hi Bruce: In response to the last portion of your note - regarding networking folks being opposed to LINUX...a couple of points.
I agree that many network folks are worried about the potential of losing their jobs because of the evolving popularity and usability of LINUX. However, even with server consolidation, it doesn't mean every last windows NT server will disappear. Some applications are great on LINUX running on the mainframe, and others aren't which are suited more to NT. One company I talked to reduced the size of their server farm. No one was terminated on the network side. The people who used to administer the network were asked to administer and monitor the use of LINUX on the mainframe. Most of these people all had UNIX backgrounds, and many already knew LINUX. Once they became aware of what could be done with LINUX on the mainframe - and the fact that they could leverage many of their existing skills in this environment - these people became supporters of LINUX. It was a win-win situation: the solution was good for the company (they saved money and increased productivity) and no one lost their jobs - the nature of their roles changed and they got a chance to learn some new technology. Regards, Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Fry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: General LINUX Question Anyone, We're researching the opportunity of server consolidation through the investment of LINUX images on our mainframe. Is anyone aware of compiler limitations concerning programming languages, or anything at all between Microsoft or Unix environments to LINUX? Several members of our Network team are standing firmly in the ear of management exclaiming that LINUX is something of a toy or IBM cash cow that will not perform up to Microsoft or Unix standards. Bruce Fry
