Forgive my terrible cringing humility and my four (Euro) cents, But I would go with Software und System Entwicklung, the people they have / had supporting 390 issues, were fit, surprisingly fit.
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 Wilson, Eric Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Any new SuSE vs RedHat arguments? My two cents: At this point the differences between the two distributions are fairly negligable. It seems that in the beginning, SuSE had the distinct advantage. but now it just seems like a leap frog of versions and levels. SuSE seems to be somewhat of an early adopter, but the pavlovian experience has taught me, that is not always good for mission critical servers. So, for us, it comes down to; If you already have several RedHat servers on Intel, it doesn't make sense to bring yet another flavor of UNIX/UNIX Like OS for you group to support. All of your process, procedure and documentation, for the most part, directly apply to your mainframe, just like for your Intel or RISC Linux installations. It's a simple economy of supportability. Cheers; E! ----------------- Eric Wilson IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert RedHat Certified Engineer .~. /V\ /( )\ ^^-^^ -----Original Message----- From: John Cassidy [mailto:[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.
