Herouth Maoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Isn't IBM's preferred distro SuSE? The article at least talks about
> Mandrake.

<from the IBM-hat-off-head-speaking-for-myself-only department>

#include "stddisclaimers.h"

(require 'std-disclaimers)

// you get the drift - nothing I write below should be attributed to
// my employer

AFAIK IBM is officially distribution-agnostic. Major distros get
certifications on IBM platforms (as Red Hat did recently -
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/34501.html), IBM works with
them as partners, etc, but IBM has never "preferred" SuSE or Red Hat
or anything else.

You should also distinguish between officially supporting IBM products
on this or that platform (check on a case-by-case basis, I would not
be surprised if Red Hat and SuSE scored better than other distros
based on this criterion, after all they produce "advanced servers" and
"enterprise editions") and providing general support services to
customers. I imagine IGS (IBM Global Services) will support Mandrake
if paid well enough. Hell, they'll do Windows, too...

-- 
Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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