On Monday 23 July 2007 20:08, Yu Safin wrote: > On 7/23/07, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday, 07/22/2007 at 04:37 EDT, Ingo Adlung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Actually we use "Linux for System z" to qualify the *distributions* that > > > specifically support z achitecture > > > > Make that "z/Architecture". :-) > > > > I think everyone has said the same thing: There is no generic term for > > Linux on the [IBM] mainframe. Sure, IBM has its own rules for what to > > use, but that's just our effort to provide consistency and to avoid > > disturbing other IBM trademarks. > > > > The rest of the world is free to call it whatever it wants, modulo > > trademarks. Of course, the easiest way to do that is to simply call it > > "Linux" and derive "on [architecture]" from the the context. If it's > > ambiguous, provide more context. E.g. "Does Linux exploit the crypto > > hardware on System z?" If one asks that question on LINUX-390, we can all > > assume "on System z". > > > > I speculate that the now-abandoned "z/Linux" trademark that belonged to > > TurboLinux was problematic on the "liklihood for confusion" front, with > > IBM's use of "z/" in its registered trademarks, and the fact that "Linux" > > is a registered trademark in its own right. > > > > Alan Altmark > > z/VM Development > > IBM Endicott > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > I think there are some copywrite issues if I recall correctly. > The proper name, I was told, is Linux for z-Series. > > -- > Yours truly, > Yu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 >
No, it's not z-Series, it's "Linux for IBM System z" Cheers Swen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
