Do you have an open systems group in your shop? Buy a large box of donuts and pay them a visit. Many quick answers can be found just down the hall in many shops. ======== yes, thanks; I've touched base w/ that guy and he is being helpful
One Question, why go with free source code? ==== b/c this agency refuses to spend any money on this project Will you be putting any production applications on zLinux? ==== db2connect Is there a detail play within your organization to use zLinux, or is this just a playground? ==== no idea yet And push for zVM, that is where the magic begins, ==== zVM co$t$ money, (other than free "evaluation copy") which this place doesn't want to spend thanks James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM & zLinux Base Technologies, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Bonno, Tuco Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:02 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: intro, & request for advice ... please allow me to introduce myself. I am new to this listserver community. I am an mvs systems programmer w/ about 30 years experience with ibm mainframe o/s-s (s360 thru z/os), plus about 12 years experience w/ ibm’s UnixSystemsServices/OpenEdition, and its related hierarchical file system (HFS). I have been given a mission to install a Linux o/s on an IFL lpar on one of our Z9 mainframe platforms, and hence have found my way here, to this community. the PURPOSE of the Linux IFL lpar will be to host DB2Connect. The install is going to be standalone directly into the IFL lpar (the governmental agency I work for does not wish to spend any money for a Z/VM license – or for anything else connected w/ this op.). So I’m also going to need a FREE distribution of Linux. So far I have discovered about 3 of these ‘free’ Linuxes: Centos, Debian, and the one available from the marist.edu . question: can anyone offer me some advice on which one I should use (please keep in mind the purpose is to host DB2Connect) ? question: can anyone recommend any good cookbook manuals to use? on my own, I’ve discovered quite a few books out there on the internet, but I would like to save some time and not have to download each one to check it out …. question: anyone have any gp (general purpose, across the board) words of wisdom he/she would care to share? thank you for your indulgence. /s/ tuco bonno graduate, College of Conflict Management; University of Southeast Asia; "I partied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail - tiến lên !! "
