And I still have my Linux on S/390 poster signed by Linus from that event,
on which he wrote that we were nuts. (Away from office so I can’t get the
exact quote.)
Regards,
Alan Altmark
IBM
> On Dec 18, 2019, at 9:59 PM, Jim Elliott wrote:
>
> After showing Linux on S/390 (in “secret”) at WAVV
Hello!
Yes, indeed. The well dressed penguin has been running and working for
a good many years now.
He's been a very busy bird these many years.
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Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 9:59 PM Jim Elliott wrote:
After showing Linux on S/390 (in “secret”) at WAVV in October 1999 we
thought there might be an audience for this. Most of us on the team at IBM
were very surprised (well shocked) at how many downloaded the Marist
distro. Working quickly Boas Betzler and Ed Gauthier got approval to take a
MP3000
I’m sure there were more than a few of us installing the ‘Marist’ distribution
on our mainframes over Christmas.
I know I was working on the install at Grede Foundries.
Rich Smrcina
Sr. Systems Engineer
Velocity Software Inc.
Main: (650) 964-8867
Main: (877) 964-8867
r...@velocitysoftware.com
https://tech-insider.org/linux/research/1999/1218.html
"Dec 18, 1999
According to Alan Cox's 2.2.14pre14 patch, Linux now has at least preliminary
support for running on the IBM S/390 Mainframe. Rumors that IBM has been
engaged in a port have been circulating for some time, but this is the
