I also, was hoping for more insight to this. So, I'll add my 2 cents and stir the pot a little...
Linux is Linux The IBM additional code is IBM additional code. All Linux/390 distributions should run about the same. But I doupt it. >From what I have read, Suse seems to be talking to the IBM folk more than the others. Perhaps they have some configurations options more tuned for the 390 systems (shared systems) then on dedicated platforms. Perhaps some of this is from the Redbooks. Initially the Redbooks seemed to use Redhat as their platform. Now it seems to be Suse. About 20 months ago, when I realized Linux was in my future, I surveyed the landscape and picked Suse for my personal PC. It seemed to have the applications bundled that were somewhat familiar to me. And if they were useful, I would use them and get more experience with Linux. Redhat seemed to be for the server market. It was very interesting that the manuals that came with the Intel version of Suse 7.3, showed how to install Linux on S390s as well as the PCs. Now in most cases, they begged off to "ask your system programmer on how to allocate additional disk space", but then proceeded to show how to format it and mount it. When I installed it, I used a Redbook along side of the installation manual to convert the Linux terms to something that a VM Systems Programmer would understand. A rosetta stone. So, when it was time to get Linux/390, Suse was considered. Redhat didn't respond to my inqueries. Well, the responded, but talked a different language. I wanted media I can wrap my hands around and have a known base for futher installations. I wanted a support contract. Redhat seemed to have the normal unix type person in mind. Go to the web and download this and that and something from over there. Suse had a set of CDs and an installation procedure that would get you up and running. So, at that time, Suse seemed to meet the needs of mainframe production types and Redhat was still in the "hacker" mode. I hope things have changed for Redhat. So, perhaps Suse does run better on S390s. Perhaps due to discussions with IBM, or configuration options for s390s or understading system programmers. All things make a system run better. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting -----Original Message----- From: Duane Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RedHat vs Suse We installed SuSe Linux under z/VM on a z800 box, under the belief that SuSe Linux worked better with VM and the hardware. There is a desire to put something called the MIT DSPACE project. There is a belief that DSPACE would run better on RedHat. I am interested in talking to anyone who installed RedHat Linux under VM. HAve you had any trouble with RedHat. Did you have to do any modifications to make RedHat run under VM? Is there any truth to the belief that SuSe Linux works better with VM? duane
