I don't think you should list any distribution until you can also list a user report on a successful installation (a test install will suffice). Then you should list a link to the distribution AND the user report. There should be some indication of a support level, vendor, third-party, paddle project, you're on your own, etc.
/Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 > -----Original Message----- > From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 01:14 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: new distribution(Tao Linux) for s390 > > > Well, that's the question, now, isn't it? Are they viable > options? I'm > pretty sure Fedora will be around for a while, but I'm not at > all sure about > Tao or White Box (both RHEL3 "clones.") The Fedora for S/390 > is still in > the /development directories on the download server. I > haven't tried to do > anything with it yet, so I don't know if it even works. > > While I'm all for choice, I'm leery of putting links on the > page that might > send people off into a dead-end effort. Hence, I wanted to > hear from other > people what they think. If most people think they're > worthwhile, I'm happy > to do it. If a significant number of people think it's > largely untested and > risky, I might not. Or, I might just put warning signs > around the ones that > are questionable. > > I received at least one reply off-list on this. I'd prefer > to keep the > discussion on the list so that all the opinions get aired in > public. I > think that will be more likely to generate discussion that's > useful to me > than otherwise. > > > Thanks, > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Rich Smrcina > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 11:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: new distribution(Tao Linux) for s390 > > > If they are to be considered viable options, then I say list > them. It's > about choice. > > On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 12:39, Post, Mark K wrote: > > I would be interested in hearing what everyone has to think > about adding > > this, and Fedora, to the list of distributions available on the > linuxvm.org > > web site. (I'm specifically thinking about the part along > the left side > of > > each page.) > > > > > > Mark Post > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Xose > > Vazquez Perez > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:09 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [FWD] new distribution(Tao Linux) for s390 > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > New Port: Tao Linux s390, by Pasi Pirhonen > > Submitted by parsley on Thu, 03/04/2004 - 15:47. > > > > Pasi has gone and done it again, and brought the number of > platforms Tao > > runs on to THREE - and surely, Tao must be one of the few free Linux > distros > > ported to a mainframe. ;-) From the announcement: > > > > Hi, > > > > I just finnished uploading the 'i need one, so you get it > as side product' > > release. Don't get me wrong. I am kinda tight committed to > this project, > but > > the Tao/s390 came as i needed it and the 'base work' had > been done, so i > > don't have get a graphical design and all the other boring > stuff done - > it's > > kinda community power :) > > > > There is NOT: > > > > a) any install documentation (i don't need one) > > b) any support for 'how to install' - it's as is. > > > > There will BE: > > > > a) updates as SRPMS gets released > > b) support for updates (maybe even enhancements) > > > > There IS: > > > > a) I've test installed this with ftp and nfs installs. With > and w/o X. > > > > > > If for some reason i'd be not able to provide updates for > 'maintaned by me > > archs', there will be some kind of aanouncement and maybe > even replacement > > maintainer. My key expires in less than year anyway, so > later on i have to > > post another armor anyway signed with current key. If i'd > be retiring, > there > > would be new keys signed by me or something that verifies > the change. > > > > Don't get me wrong. I am not so bad as i sound just now, > but i am not the > > guy writing the documentation (i have to do that too much > on the work > anyway > > :). > > > > If you need documentation for Tao/s390, you should use it for > sumplementing > > 'the real thing' and buy the support from redhat. > > > > FYI: There will be sooner or later s390x. I don't have > curently access for > > 'the BIG iron', but have hercules running and have started > slowly the > build > > for s390x. > > > > There will be ia64 sooner..... > > > > The place is the usual. > > > > http://dist.taolinux.org/tao-1.0-s390/isos/ > > --end-- > > > > Tao Linux (pronounced 'dow' Linux) is one of several > projects to build a > > free Linux distrubution from the sources used in the Red > Hat Enterprise > > product line. > > > > Tao Linux is not a product of Red Hat, Inc., and is not > sponsored by or > > otherwise affiliated with Red Hat, Inc. For all > bugs/misfeatures, please > > consult the Tao bugs page. > > > > [ http://taolinux.org ] > > > > -- > > x86-64 GenuineIntel > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, send > email > > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > -- > Rich Smrcina > Sr. Systems Engineer > DSG eServer & Linux Solutions > Milwaukee, WI > rsmrcina at wi.rr.com > rsmrcina at dsgroup.com > > Catch the WAVV! 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