zLinux only means that the host hardware can run. Linux OS and is supported b the kernel. Multiple Linux distributions run on Z. Ubuntu, SuSE and Red-hot are the core ones. There might be others but the named three are the predominant ones.
Matt Hogstrom [email protected] PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "Aut Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam" translated - "I shall either find a way or make one." The phrase has been attributed to Hannibal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal>; when his generals told him it was impossible to cross the Alps by elephant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Punic_War>, > On Jan 24, 2019, at 7:46 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I thought z/Linux was a myth. > > Ron Hawkins > Director, Ipsicsopt Pty Ltd (ACN: 627 705 971) | m: +61 400029610 | h: +61 > 387399252 | email: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > John McKown > Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2019 23:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IBM-MAIN] how many OSes run on IBMz > > This is mainly a curiosity question. I know of: z/OS, z/VSE, z/TPF, and > z/Linux. Are there any others? > > OK, the real reason I'm asking is to be a bit weird in a game that I play. > It is "No Man's Sky",which is a space exploration game. When you discover a > new star system or planet, you can rename it. So I plan to find a star with > "n" planets, where "n" is the number of OSes which run on the IBMz platform. > I will name the star IBMz, and the planets after the OSes. If there are any > moons around a planet, I will try to name them after some major subsystem > which runs on the OS with that name, such as JES2 or POWER or RSCS. > > -- > I just burned 2000 calories! > That's the last time I'll nap with brownies in the oven. > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
