I think there's also the factor that most are well into their 30's before they mature enough to understand that getting the job done reliably is more important in the long run than flash and sizzle. Ron Wells' post makes a good point, but the fact is that as it settles into its hipervisor roll, VM just isn't as fun as it once was.
-- Mike Harding z/VM System Support mhard...@us.ibm.com mikehard...@mindless.com (925) 926-3179 (w) (925) 323-2070 (c) /sp Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu> wrote on 06/06/2012 08:46:42 AM: > From: Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com> > To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu > Date: 06/06/2012 09:38 AM > Subject: Re: Run NTP on zLinux or not? > Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu> > > I wouldn't mind seeing a thread about how we incent a new generation of > z/VMers to start taking over the torch.. Over the next 10 years, our > numbers are going to shrink drastically as many of us finally retire. My > visions of proudly walking away someday knowing I've turned things over to > competent hands are fading... > > Scott Rohling > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Dean, David (I/S) <david_d...@bcbst.com>wrote: > > > Last post on my poll, I will not waste further cycles on a non-technical > > issue here. I appreciate the people that emailed me offline. Rick, thanks > > for the info. > > > > FINAL TOT BOARD FOR UNDER 35 YEARS OF AGE = 2 (nice try, bear, but no > > cigar) > > > > I am not bashing zVM in any way, I am an evangelist and want only further > > expansion, but as my teenage son constantly says to me, "I'm just sayin'..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
