Interesting (first) point - the support costs are a "no brainer". >From what I can gather, Linuz on zSeries (as in little zed) has been a spectacular failure in this part of the world. Wonder if issues such as this (which I hadn't even thought of) contribute to the inertia.
Shane ... From: "McKown, John" > > Using Linux will increase your costs. Why? First, in order to get WAS to > be supported by IBM in a Linux environment, you must run specific > versions/distributions of Linux. These are not free (as in beer). > Second, you must have at least one person who knows how to install, > customize, and maintain Linux on zSeries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

