We began with the free web download of SuSE for S/390, and it worked quite well until we got into running our product certification suite, where we found some tests had problems. Contacting SuSE, we obtained a copy of their latest update and now the certification tests are passed OK:
http://edocs.bea.com/wls/platforms/linux390/index.html We now require our customers to have a support contract with SuSE. After all, would you run OS/390 or z/OS without availability of PTF's? I think not. Even if IBM gave away OS/390 and z/OS, you would want a support contract to get the PTF's, I believe, if you wanted stability in your shop. I am sure the fixes developed by SuSE will go into the general Linux distribution in due course (that is NOT under SuSE's control - they make them available early to their support contract customers as a service). The process of getting fixes approved and into the general distribution is quite lengthy, and not under any vendor's control. Regards, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED]
