On Sun, 14 Oct 2018 12:33:58 -0400, Mark Regan wrote:
>https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/trevoreddolls/what-mainframers-hate-mainframes-101418
> ...
You can run Linux on it - either in a partition or running the whole thing.
...
What fraction of participants of this forum see moving to Linux for z as
comfortably Remaining on the Mainframe?
... pervasive encryption making mainframes the most secure platform ...
Does Linux employ pervasive encryption?
... free with z/OS is z/OSMF, which provides a browser-based way (with
wizards
and online help) to manage z/OS from a modern-looking GUI. ...
What sites have switched to z/OSMF, largely replacing 3270s? Does z/OSMF
support installation, configuration, and servicing? Could such sites just sell
all their 3270s and emulators on eBay?
I believe there are sites running multiple Linux guests and using CMS only
to support those guests. I asked on IBMVM whether such a site could discard
CMS and the idiosyncratic skill set it requires and rely solely on Linux itself
for support. Alan Altmark and others replied, emphatically, "No."
-- gil
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