> > Someone in the audience asked where they can get print drivers for S/390 > > Linux. > > His response was to "find some college kid that knows c and linux and pay > > him a few bucks..." > > I really couldn't believe that one....not exactly what support-conscience > > managers > > want to hear !!!!!
> That's not only disappointing, but irresponsible. : However - a major factor in the adoption of the Linux strategy by IBM's top management is the advocacy of Irving Wladawsky-Berger. I've forgotten the exact expression he used, and it was certainly intended as hyperbole - I don't know to what degree - but it was something like: "We have a shortage of mainframe skills. Imagine what it would be like if we had access to hundreds of thousands of college kids, all of whom would programme for Cola." -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039
