IBM has only tested/verified the zPDT code on specific hardware and
software. They cannot realistically test and customize it for every
possible combination. So, the decision was basically to go with OpenSUSE
for the "non-enterprise" level and RHEL for the Enterprise style Linux. (I
think of OpenSUSE as being a little closer to "supported" than Fedora, so I
think it's a reasonable combination.)
There is nothing stoping someone from using some non-recommended Linux or
hardware, but it may or may not work. ITC will only build systems using
supported software and hardware because we feel that using supported
hard/software is important. Remember that if you do use some combination
that you cannot make work, there is no IBM (or anyone else) support. If
you use the recommended components at least you know that someone else has
made it work befor you.
Mike Hamock
ITC
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Summerfield" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: Used MP3000
Mike At HammockTree wrote:
It's called "zPDT" (Syetem z Personal Development Tool) from IBM.
We (ITC) use it in our system/product called the uPDT (Ultimate PDT).
See www.p390.com/updt.htm for more info.
It looks very nice, though it seems it might not work with the very nice
HP laptop I bought last week
I'm sure that those in the Hercules crowd who want to run licenced IBM
operating systems might find the USB thing an attractive way to do so.
On their choice of hardware, of course.
Since "opensuse" gets a mention, I don't suppose IBM is too concerned
about the quality of the underlying host OS, so users' choice from the
major distros should be equally acceptable.
I don't understand the reference to Red Hat, there is no Red Hat Linux -
Fedora is the nearest to opensuse, and RHEL isn't in the same league.
-
Mike Hammock
ITC
----- Original Message -----
From: "McKown, John" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Used MP3000
-----Original Message-----
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Alan Altmark
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Used MP3000
On Friday, 01/15/2010 at 11:27 EST, Chris Cox <[email protected]>
wrote:
> If only IBM would allow ISV's to put something real on Hercules.
> It's like IBM doesn't want anyone to learn stuff anymore... not
> that I mind Linux of course.
Eh? System z ISVs have other development tools at their disposal.
Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott
I know of two. One is an account (z/OS under z/VM?) on a center in
Dallas.
The other is for PWD, but I forget the name. It replaces Flex-ES in that
it
allows running z OSes on an Intel PC.
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