Hello! I agree with the gentleman in the offices overseas. And with you, David R. But let's address these issues logically. Legacy applications already have someplace to run. Unfortunately they already have small minded people to mind them, yes that individual.
How many brand new applications are being created that will only run properly on a Z9 type box? An answer to that one will be enlightening. It is unfortunate that so called expert persists in making a fool of himself every time he opens his mouth. However given the fact that particular publication needs idiots like him means that the experts who I know IBM has either working for them, or working for the companies on this list, you know who you are, it means that the days are numbered for that publication. --- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- "Remember the Force will be with you. Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Carsten Otte > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:50 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Who's been reading our list... > > Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > 1 - A mainframe CPU is about as fast as a PIII > (snip) > > Now - how do we break-down the arguments and address them? > > My personal favorite measure to address it is: > - I get annoyed when compiling a linux kernel for my good old PIII laptop computer > at home, because I can go shopping and return without the kernel build being > finished > - I get annoyed when compiling a linux kernel on my z9 Lpar at work, because I > can't even get a coffee before the kernel build is complete > > conclusion: Mainframes can be as annoying as PIII's ;-) > > cheers, > Carsten > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX- > 390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
