Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-05 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 04/04/2011 at 10:02 EDT, Richard Troth vmcow...@gmail.com wrote: It's good that native Linux is an option, but it's rare that I would recommend it. That's just a reflection of the application workload you have encountered. Lucky, you. :-) There are workloads that consume

Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-05 Thread Richard Troth
Just for clarification, it's opinion, not luck. In my *opinion*, these cyberdraculae aren't necessarily suitable for Linux. I said rare. Linux ... without VM ... rare. Not never, just rare. Sheesh! These absolutists! -- R;   On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:42, Alan Altmark

Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-04 Thread Hughes, Jim
Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM? There are rumors from those flying at 50,000 feet that we may be asked questions about Linux on z/VM. On the other hand, would it be a proper use of this forum to post the questions here or is there a Linux for z/VM list

Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-04 Thread Dave Jones
On 04/04/2011 09:43 AM, Hughes, Jim wrote: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM? There are rumors from those flying at 50,000 feet that we may be asked questions about Linux on z/VM. On the other hand, would it be a proper use of this forum to post the questions here

Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-04 Thread Scott Rohling
done a survey or anything :) Usually, for ease of migration and support - you stick with the distro you use on the distributed platforms.. Scott Rohling On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Hughes, Jim jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov wrote: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM? There are rumors

Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-04 Thread Ward, Mike S
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM? Hi, Jim. Yes there are free evaluation copies of Linux for z/VM available from the major vendors, plus there are non-commercial versions of Linux for s390Debian, Fedora, Centos, for example. I can point

Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-04 Thread Mark Pace
is the advantage of running VM and Linux under it? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:51 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM

Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM?

2011-04-04 Thread Richard Troth
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:51 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Is there a free evaluation copy of Linux for z/VM? Hi, Jim. Yes there are free evaluation copies of Linux  for z/VM available from the major vendors, plus there are non