>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 4:38 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wayne Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The reason I say this is that Linux > doesn't care if it is running on an IFL or a CP does it?
No, it doesn't. -snip- > As for going to IBM, mentioning POC etc, > that requires time, and paperwork both of which translate to real > dollars in management's eyes. As to the comment that another CP is > already needed, that could be why work is being moved off of z/OS in the > first place. Again, this is all a hypothetical question. You don't absolutely need another CP or IFL, but if your testing impacts your production LPARS, you're the one that's going to get burned for it. You'll also need to allocate some real storage as well. If you're tight on that, there's another potential impact to production. All you can do is give your management your best technical assessment, and let them make the business decisions. Don't make those decisions for them, since they could surprise you and say they'll do the paperwork. Realistically speaking, the amount of time and trouble to do that isn't going to be much more than if you approached IBM and said you wanted to buy before you try. There's going to be some amount of cost associated with putting Linux into your shop. If they think the "free" in Free Software equates to "no cost," they're going to be very unhappy when they find out otherwise. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
