They must be getting their reading material from Dr's waiting room instead of from airlines :-)
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 1:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What people are doing > > On Fri, 19 Sep 2008, A. Harry Williams wrote: > > <snip> > > My current boss has taken a very agressive stance with > Linux on z. We > > almost have to prove that it won't work, before he lets us try it > > somewhere else. In > <snip> > > Oh, how I wish I had such a boss! Our upper level people are > still sold on the idea that the System z is simply obsolete, > too expensive, and won't even consider the possibility of > looking at Linux on z. They have tightened the purse strings. > That means, to them, VMWare on Intel for server consolidation. > > They listen to the "distributed" or "open" people who will > never let a chance go by to lie like a politician about the > z. As best as I can tell, they never listen to anybody from > the mainframe side of the world. "Go away, boy! You're bothering me!" > > -- > Q: What do theoretical physicists drink beer from? > A: Ein Stein. > > Maranatha! > John McKown >
