>>> On 9/22/2009 at 11:35 PM, Leland Lucius <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it being removed entirely or will distros be providing it?
First, let's distinguish between CMM-1 and CMM-2/CMMA. It is the latter that is being dropped by IBM. It will remain in the distribution versions in which it currently resides, as long as they are supported (I believe). Based on the comments from Shawn Wells, that means SLES only. None of the Linux distributions have the skills to support CMMA once IBM has stopped. That's a fact of life all too few people understand. And all the more reason why the community needs sources outside of IBM to contribute innovations to the kernel. Some have, but not been able to continue development. Given the licensing, it would be nice if others could carry on, but I can certainly understand why that hasn't happened. (Just look how long 64-bit Slack/390 has been "coming soon.") IBM has not been successful in getting CMMA accepted "upstream." Due to finite resources, they've decided that they need to stop trying. Given that CMM works pretty well, I can easily support that decision, while not necessarily losing hope that it might be reincarnated at some point in the future. There's certainly much more that could be done to improve interoperability between Linux and z/VM. I don't see that effort ending any time soon. 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
