On Tuesday, 09/26/2006 at 01:26 EST, Dennis Schaffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I attended that session and Steve's presentation didn't address anything > beyond v5.2 and follow-on new function APARs. > > However, I did ask Steve at the end of the session, without requesting > details, whether a new release of z/VM would be announced by the end of > 2006 and I believe he said "yes".
The problem with unannounced products is that they are ... uh ... unannounced. That means anything we say or imply, or that you infer, is, by definition, a "forward-looking statement" and subject to change. If you want to prognosticate about the timing of the next z/VM release, start by looking at history and go from there. http://www.vm.ibm.com/techinfo/lpmigr/vmleos.html is a nice place to start. It says that the typical interval between releases is 12-24 months, with 15-18 months being the "mean", and that the life of a release is nominally 3 years. There's enough deviation in the pattern, however, to make your crystal ball hazy. Oh, and before I forget, z/VM 4.4 goes end-of-service in 4 more days! Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
