Hello from Gregg C Levine Something else we need to consider here. Why would each distributor actually distribute the freely available version of say, sendmail, and not insist on certification for it? John, if it wasn't certified then, it sure as taxes is now. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke." Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > John Summerfield > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Another distribution question > > On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Dave Jousma wrote: > > > Thanks all for the responses. For us, this is a chicken and egg thing. > > We are just testing the waters, so to speak, so we are not ready to > > call any vendor(s) to see if they will play in the 390 environment. > > You have answered my question, though. The 3rd party app must > > specify z/series or S390 as a platform, and if not, then it is not > > compatible(at this time). > > I know some folk value certification, but I wonder. Some time ago a > local business would not run Oracle on Linux "because it's not > certified." > > It was actually available and it ran fine. > > Take a look at the software you run: > Is Samba certified? > Is Sendmail/Postfix/Exim? > > So far as I know, _none_ of the hardware I run Linux on is certified. > > > -- > > > Cheers > John. > > Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at > http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
