Phil, I learned VM and CICS by reading IBM's source code..no issue here, made me a Better sysprog...
Regards, Scott IDF -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Linux zSeries questions Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Can I ask an innocent(?) question here.. LINUX is it documented like >MVS or something like early 360 (YES 360) manuals ? >I do not have access to any of them to see. Linux is Open Source, and as such is documented to whatever standard someone felt like. This is one of the barriers to Linux adoption by mainframers: we're used to good and complete documentation, whereas with Linux, the answers are: 1) Read what doc there is 2) Read the source 3) Ask on various lists 4) Try it 5) Write it up yourself And since it's a brave new world, #3 above often isn't that helpful. The good news is, it's worth the trouble... ...phsiii ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
