> It's both the code and the popularity. It's the value.
z/OS is indeed a prime target. Although there are (in Wintel terms) relatively few instances of z/OS around, they do manage to process almost all of the world's credit card transactions, most of the ATM traffic, etc. No one in their right mind would entrust an enterprise-critical system to Windows. Not even billg, who is supposed to have a preference for IBM's iSeries. The biggest threat to Linux, IMO, is the publication of the Windows source code. If that is revealed and the cogniscentii start finding the exposures and notifying the Great Satan in Redmond, we could actually face the Microsoft Marketing Machine combined with a good product. The combination could be lethal. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803
