True conversation: PHB: Can your mainframe Linux emulate Intel? Chris: Yes. PHB: So it can run Windows? Chris (wary): Yeeesssss...... PHB: Okay. We want to run Windws Terminal Server on an IFL and support 8000 field users. Chris: . . . .
> -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Thornton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Wine on z/Linux > > On Apr 20, 2006, at 3:28 PM, McKown, John wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of > >> Phil Tully > >> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:10 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: Wine on z/Linux > >> > >> > >> Thank You all for the answers....now to continue digging what they > >> are trying to do....rather than just answer the question. > > > > Hope it's not like here. Somebody told our (now ex-) > management that > > Wine would allow Linux to run Windows software. The (Now ex-) > > management > > thought: "Wonderful! We'll get an IFL, run Linux (IT'S FREE!!!) and > > consolidate xxx Windows servers onto the z800!" They wanted > to run a > > number of MS Exchange and MS SQL servers on a single IFL on > the z800. > > What a pain to try to explain to them that they were sold a bill of > > goods. And, their reaction was typical: "This is all YOUR fault!" > > I do not buy the "sold a bill of goods" part. > > Wine *does* allow Linux to run (some) Windows software > (Exchange and SQL Server? No idea). > > Linux on an IFL *is* "FREE!!!" (modulo support costs). And > it *can* be a useful consolidation tool for some workloads. > > The missing piece is that "Linux" in the first sentence means > "Linux/ x86" and in the second "Linux/390." > > I think (now ex-) mangement sold THEMSELVES a bill of goods. > > Adam > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
