Actually I think this from the OP answeres the question "SuSE arguments typically revolve around: first on s/390, work more closely with s/390 community, and GA SuSE at more current patch-levels than RH (particularly where s/390 or VM is concerned)."
It sounds like Suse is the better choice for s/390. If that is more critical to you than the rest or your Linux use (intel servers, etc) go with the vendor that has the best offering, which it sounds like Suse does. On intel, the differences among the major distributions don't amount to much, but when you are on a very specialized platform like a mainframe go with the vendor that is doing the work. It seems Linux on s/390 is a work in progress so the vendor that is driving that progress is the one to choose. I also think you are right to standardize on one distribution of Linux, why add complexity if you don't have to. > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cassidy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 7:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Any new SuSE vs RedHat arguments? > > Hello, > > From my experience with a customer in Luxembourg, Suse were > quite prompt in answering E-Mail requests / queries etc. > > Another (not unimportant) point - Nuernberg is not very far from > Stuttgart which is not very far from IBM.... > > Regards, > > John D. Cassidy Dipl.-Ing (Informatique) > S390 & zSeries Systems engineering > > Schleswigstr. 7 > D-51065 Cologne > EU > > Tel: +49 (0) 221 61 60 777 . GSM: +49 (0) 177 799 58 56 > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HTTP : www.jdcassidy.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Daniel Jarboe > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 2:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Any new SuSE vs RedHat arguments? > > Management here is getting serious about a support contract for > linux on > the mainframe, and asked me to poll reasons why > people/organizations may > have chosen one distro over the other on s/390 (specifically > RedHat vs > SuSE). In the archives most of the arguments in favor of redhat > revolve > around: free download, familiarity with the environment, > management > pressure to keep linux to 1 distro in house. SuSE arguments > typically > revolve around: first on s/390, work more closely with s/390 > community, > and GA SuSE at more current patch-levels than RH (particularly > where > s/390 or VM is concerned). Are there other considerations people > have > discovered, or any of the above I mentioned that seem off-base? > > Thanks for any input, > ~ Daniel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > > This message is the property of Time Inc. or its affiliates. It > may be > legally privileged and/or confidential and is intended only for > the use > of the addressee(s). No addressee should forward, print, copy, or > otherwise reproduce this message in any manner that would allow it > to be > viewed by any individual not originally listed as a recipient. If > the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > hereby > notified that any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, > distribution, > copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information > herein is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication > in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this > message. > Thank you.
