>>> On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 5:05 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roger Bowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -snip- > I took that to mean that you were disagreeing with Dave Berry, and saying > that Linux on a Mainframe makes more sense than IBM OS on a PC, because > Linux on a Mainframe saves millions of dollars whereas IBM OS on a PC does > not.
In the context of that thread, that is exactly what I meant. In the context of "was writing Hercules a worthwhile thing to do?" I agree with you (and lots of other people) that it is a good thing to do, hence the "while I like Hercules quite a bit" part. I do think it is a worthwhile thing. I believe running Linux on an IBM mainframe, for production purposes, makes far more sense than running an IBM OS on Hercules for production purposes, since none of the current versions are licensable on Hercules. Not everything in life is about business and making money. I appreciate the people who act on that and do thinks like Linux, Hercules, Apache, Samba, etc., etc. It's one of the reasons why I created Slack/390. No money to be had there at all, but it was a fabulous experience for me. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
