Jim: > The official Big Blue legal position on the term "zLinux" is that it > is copyrighted by "another company" and one should use the terms > "Linux for zSeries" or "Linux for s/390".
Not quite right. The official position is: - 'Linux on zSeries' refers to the operating environment of running the Linux operating system and applications on S/390 and zSeries systems. - 'Linux for S/390' refers to the Linux distributions available from Linux distributors that run on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390 systems in 31-bit mode. - 'Linux for zSeries' refers to the Linux distributions available from Linux distributors that run on IBM eServer zSeries systems in 64-bit mode In general we prefer you use the term 'Linux on zSeries" at all times and only use the 'for' word when specifically talking about 31-bit or 64-bit issues. If you want sometime, I can tell you the story of the 12 HOURS I spent with IBM corporate counsel's office in Armonk before I got them this far. > Anyone know who the other company is? Turbolinux owns the trademark. Jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
