>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:01 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pieter Harder wrote: >> AFAIK SAP does not support *any* database on Linux for System z. The > database has to reside somewhere else. The option IBM pushes is for DB2/390 > on z/OS, which has a major complexity disadvantage. >> I know, we are running it ;-) >> > AFAIK WRT SAP: IBM supports DB2 on AIX, i5/OS, and Windows. > > The issue is not technical, I think it is more the amount of ongoing > development, testing and certification required to declare a DB on Linux > for System z "supported".
With Oracle making the decision to not release any new versions of their database product for z/OS, this may force the issue with SAP, and as a result, put some pressure on IBM to follow suit with DB2. One can hope, anyway. 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
