Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-07-02 Thread turriff
Sorry for the late posting on this. The Workstation Group Ltd http://www.wkgrp.com/ has what looks like a very nice set of packages that provide ISPF, Xedit and REXX for Linux. They are available for multiplatorm or singleuser use. Perhaps they would be interested in getting together with so

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-14 Thread Yu Safin
> and (item two) figuring out how to set up a gui interface. Most Linux > classes teach gui sysadmin interfaces. The teacher looks at you funny > when you continue to ask about command line alternatives. :-) You need to hang out with more Slackers, then. We give odd looks to people that want

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Mark Post
>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:06 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me add the difficulty of learning to google for problem > identification and solution, rather than using IBM manuals (item one) Personally, I see this as a plus. As

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Yu Safin
We are now at 6 IFL's and are in the process of adding 6 more under our z9. We moved our workload from AIX to zVM/Linux SLES. Next is the SUN workloads and that will require more IFL's. We had a zOS systems programmer and no experience with zVM. My background is also zOS and I had used VM back i

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
90@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability > > > The what? > MA THE == "The Hessling Editor" http://hessling-editor.sourceforge.net/ -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Ser

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mary Anne Matyaz > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:55 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability > > > The what? > MA THE == "Th

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
The what? MA On 6/13/07, McKown, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Original Message- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mary Anne Matyaz > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:27 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Mini

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mary Anne Matyaz > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:27 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability > > > An ispf like editor on linux w

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Thomas David Rivers
Mary Anne Matyaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > An ispf like editor on linux would be great. :) > MA > SlickEdit has an ISPF-like mode. And - the IBM LPEX editor is ISPF-like. It's provided as part of Wdz... Unless, you meant, a "free" one... - Dave Rivers - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
at and then return to the install. B -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:01 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability Background... I started with SLES7 on z/VM 4.2 on a

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-13 Thread Rod
When I first got my mitts on this stuff I had awful trouble getting anything working until Rob walked down the corridor and helped me out. We then had a series of discussions concerning a bog-standard DDR image that would get people up and running. That was nearly 10 years ago. Given the recent d

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-12 Thread Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)
Tom Duerbusch Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:01 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability Background... I started with SLES7 on z/VM 4.2 on a MP3000 H30. Now up to SLES9 on z/VM 5.2 on a z/890 plus an IFL. The initial, first, worst fight I had, had to do with

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-12 Thread Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)
about command line alternatives. :-) Betsie -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:03 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability Peter, Responding on list, because I think

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-12 Thread Tom Duerbusch
Background... I started with SLES7 on z/VM 4.2 on a MP3000 H30. Now up to SLES9 on z/VM 5.2 on a z/890 plus an IFL. The initial, first, worst fight I had, had to do with installing from some media, on some other foreign (foreign to me, being a VM and VSE type for 30+ years). I first used Win/98

Re: Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-12 Thread David Boyes
Peter, Responding on list, because I think public discussion is probably useful on this topic. > I'm currently involved in a discussion about how the usability aspect of > Linux on the mainframe can be improved. For this reason I'd very much like > to hear about your experience with installing

Mini-survey: Linux usability

2007-06-12 Thread Peter 1 Oberparleiter
All, I'm currently involved in a discussion about how the usability aspect of Linux on the mainframe can be improved. For this reason I'd very much like to hear about your experience with installing, configuring and running Linux on System z. What has been your most annoying experience in this con