> Seriously, what about UBUNTU ? Ubuntu is a Debian variant. Debian already exists on System z (and we did a very nice job on it, too). Free from debian.org, or $150 to get CD/DVDs from SNA. Most of the stuff in Ubuntu that is not stock Debian doesn't apply to Z hardware -- no bitmap display.
> The conceptual idea and effort of Canonical makes sense to me but I was > told, these different flavors of Linux lack device drivers ex. I have a > work > colleague that is struggling with "Broadband Wireless" Device drivers. On what? I doubt it's on Z. Also, the mainstream desktop Linux vendors have done preintegrated loads for HP and IBM laptops which include device drivers for the built-in devices -- for modern laptops. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
