I gather in the works.maybe end this year---1st qtr next...but coming for sure
From: Martha McConaghy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 04/06/2015 02:01 PM Subject: Re: Ubuntu on z? Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> That's one of the articles I saw, written in 2011. I can't see whatever comment may have been made, the page is not displaying it. Sounds like it was never consumated. Martha On Mon, 6 Apr 2015 12:50:14 -0500 Ron Wells said: >http://www.unixmen.com/will-ubuntu-make-to-mainframes/#comments > > > >From: Rick Troth <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Date: 04/06/2015 12:12 PM >Subject: Re: Ubuntu on z? >Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> > > > >On 04/06/2015 12:48 PM, Martha McConaghy wrote: >> We have an upcoming project that may need Ubuntu running on z/VM. I >have >> never heard of Ubuntu being supported on z before, so did some googling. > It >> looks like there was talk of it back in 2011, but I can't find anything >later >> than that. > >Ubuntu is a little different than the other distros because Canonical >has different incentives than the other distributors. >In this case, you might want to phone them so they know there is a >business opportunity. > > >> Did anything ever come of this? Has anyone come up with a version of >Ubuntu >> that will run on z? > >It's a Debian derivative (as, for example, CentOS and ClefOS are a >RedHat derivatives) and that *does* run on z Systems. >If you happen to have Debian for z Systems then your upcoming project >probably could be made to fit there with little difficulty. > >-- R; <>< > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Email Disclaimer >This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, whi >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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the E-mail or attached files 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/
