> -) Linux on zSeries does not have the look and feel of "Plain Linux"
I wonder how much of this is driven by the line-mode characteristic of the console (specifically HWC and emulated 3215, but also effectually when 3270 driver is employed). In fact, it is not intractable to get full-screen and colored text applications that work the same on a 3270 or on a PC. I wonder if *that* is what drives some of these "look and feel" reqs, the ability to run (eg) YaST from a 3270. To me, it's a small step. I would also like to see correlation between "look and feel" detractions of S/390 compared to the same req for "look and feel" on Alpha, MIPS, PPC, and other non-INTeL Linux. I mean, are there NO OTHER SYSTEMS where you cannot run (eg) YaST on the console when installing Linux? An HP-class VT52 workalike on an HP 9K class machine comes to mind. What do the Linux-on-HP proponents do for the install? Then again ... an F-16 should never be equiped with a steering wheel and pilots just gotta be trained. [sigh]
