A few months ago, a couple of people complained about how difficult it is to get Linux started on the mainframe and how foreign the process is for mostly mainframe shops.
At that time, the people on the list discussed creating a starter system for Linux that could be downloaded from Novell's WWW sites and installed using more CMS-friendly tools. We (SNA) have been having conversations with Novell and they have asked for a show of support for people who have experienced the problem of getting started and would find the ability to download a small starter system that would provide an installation server for future Linux guests w/o the hassle of tape IPL, etc useful. If this is a tool that you would find useful as you ramp up to your first install, or that would have stuck out as significantly easier to install (and thus would have helped you decide on SUSE), please send mail to mpost at novell.com. No guarantees, but if we get a reasonable number of responses, we'll be able to make the case to Novell that they should make the tool available. All we need is a show of hands that people would find it useful. Send Mark a short note, please. -- db David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
