In a message dated 12/7/2001 8:17:09 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> . It makes it harder for me (and people > like me) to really get to know the new release and be able to recommend it > to clients for installation. I am really loathe to recommend something I > don't have personal experience with. Perhaps SuSE would consider having > something similar to a developer's version with the restriction that it > not > be used in production? > BINGO!! Linux is in the early stages of acceptance in the corporate community. Distributors MUST HELP TO ESTABLISH S/390 LINUX PRESENCE on the mainframe so that management becomes more comfortable with it. Putting roadblocks in the way of those of us who are trying to promote S/390 Linux is NOT the way to go here... Another point... I've been in quite a few Linux meetings trying to sell S/390 Linux to management for server consolidation. It's a hard sell right now....mostly because the Unix and NT gang are whispering into management's ear that Linux is not ready for primetime... then when management finds out that the new SuSE licensing charges are 11K per engine....their immediate response is "I thought this stuff was free!!" It's not that 11K per engine is an issue (it's still a lot cheaper than the alternatives) It's going from $150 to $11,000 per engine that seems a bit extreme (and imho a bad strategic move). Distributors need to be more patient for the $$$$. Dave Myers
