Another possibility is that vmWare would like to be able to be able to run as a replacement for zVM on a bare LPAR and support Linux for Z guests -- and possibly other guests. Not a huge stretch of the imagination. Hmm, vmware on Big Iron.
Bob. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mrohs, Ray (JMD) Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 3:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: VMWARE to own SUSE LINUX? Z customers wouldn't be the only ones affected. Something like this could ruin IBM's business model for Linux expansion. I believe the majority of zlinux sites are running SuSE, due to the real or perceived close working relationship that Novell has with IBM and the benefits derived from it. Ray Mrohs U.S. Department of Justice 202-307-6896 > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rodger Donaldson > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 6:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: VMWARE to own SUSE LINUX? > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:30:08AM -0400, Brian France wrote: > > > Well I figured someone would already have asked this so > maybe I'm just > > a little to far there ( paranoia wise ) but - IF this is true, would > > they stop the sles 390 code possibly viewing z/VM and IBM a > > competition... Just wondering... > > I imagine that rather depends on how much money SuSE make out of the > 390 distro and what contractual arrangements they have. VMWare aren't > Oracle, I can't imagine them giving Z customers the middle finger by > discontinuing the product (assuming the rumours in same way end up as > reality). > > -- > Rodger Donaldson [email protected] > "Anyone who slaps a 'this page is best viewed with Browser X' > label on a Web > page appears to be yearning for the bad old days, before the > Web, when you > had very little chance of reading a document written on > another computer, > another word processor, or another network." -- Tim Berners-Lee > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ This electronic transmission and any documents accompanying this electronic transmission contain confidential information belonging to the sender. This information may be legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on or regarding the contents of this electronically transmitted information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
