I FIND THIS DISCUSSION TROUBLING. It will not likely ever affect me of my installation, has we haven't (and unfortunately are not likely to) used zLinux and Z/VM.
But, is the z/OS MIPS/MSU pricing model (IMO, one of the major drags on the platform) really being extended into this arena. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > David Boyes > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 11:07 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce > the entry level cost for Linux on Z? > > Given that IBM is now allowing 3rd party vendors to use the SCRT processing > infrastructure to collect usage data, the thought occurred to me: could this > be used to do usage-based pricing for Linux and Linux-based applications? > Some mapping of Linux features/functions to SMF type 70 and 89 records > would have to be done, and the various distributors would need to register > application types, but all the other infrastructure is there and the usage > data > reporting piece already exists for Linux (it's a Java app). > > > > The idea here is that if the distributors could get accurate usage data, they > could offer usage-based pricing, which would lower the entry level for > getting started with Linux on Z and avoid some of the sticker shock. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or visit > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- > 3A__www.marist.edu_htbin_wlvindex-3FLINUX- > 2D390&d=DwIGaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb- > Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoyCPAdo5sWE9w&m=SR7LQpnyDBjYGjTye0BPguO45lA > V8a33Cvq2BCEgJF8&s=26_h4XZw2Jz5zF5YAXnL9oWnZZW8QGjW_g5REqzZIV > w&e= > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- > 3A__wiki.linuxvm.org_&d=DwIGaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8L > drrvxQb- > Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoyCPAdo5sWE9w&m=SR7LQpnyDBjYGjTye0BPguO45lA > V8a33Cvq2BCEgJF8&s=cnNnWeCd2jXKq-6r8v6xIfG5Bwkml- > gQWCEpt3TnTzM&e= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
