> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On > Behalf Of David Boyes > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:35 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in > ch_action_txretry): Busy > > > Declare yourself a developer, and get a zPDT license. IBM will legally > license z/VM and other OSes on zPDT. I'm sure you can think > of *something* > that you write and maintain that would be useful to someone else. > > For those who missed it, zPDT is a emulated Z on Intel Linux that IBM > supports for small developers. Doesn't have all the bells and > whistles of > the z10 hardware, but on the other hand, most people don't > need all of them > either. > > Nice to see that IBM bought a clue that most small > development shops CANNOT > afford a z10, and going from a 5 RU FlexES solution to > something that takes > up the entire data center is a losing proposition. I'd still > like to see a > hobbyist license program, but at least there is a somewhat practical > alternative again. > > -- db
Do you happen to know the cost? Can you use your own hardware if you are approved for the zPDT? Found some redbooks on this at: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/cgi-bin/searchsite.cgi?query=zpdt -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
