Re: SAS

2012-04-03 Thread Kirk Wolf
.**EDULINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of David Crayford Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:19 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS On 30/03/2012 4:44 AM, Neale Ferguson wrote: Just curious - is there such thing SAS under Linux on z? My reading shows only x86, x86_64 and Itanium

Re: SAS

2012-04-02 Thread Jim Elliott
... Has Fortran been ported to zLinux or is that a moot point due to the the loosely coupled front-end - backend (optimizer) architecture of the GCC compiler tool chain? GCC Fortrain works just fine on Linux on System z. I ported several older VS Fortran programs to Linux on System z using

Re: SAS

2012-03-31 Thread David Crayford
, March 29, 2012 10:19 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS On 30/03/2012 4:44 AM, Neale Ferguson wrote: Just curious - is there such thing SAS under Linux on z? My reading shows only x86, x86_64 and Itanium as options. WPC have a SAS clone (WPS) that runs on zLinuz. WPS is very well

Re: SAS

2012-03-31 Thread Philipp Kern
On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 04:14:52PM +0800, David Crayford wrote: FWIW, I tried to port R to z/OS but bailed when it required a Fortran compiler. Has Fortran been ported to zLinux or is that a moot point due to the the loosely coupled front-end - backend (optimizer) architecture of the GCC

Re: SAS

2012-03-30 Thread Aria Bamdad
-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS On 30/03/2012 4:44 AM, Neale Ferguson wrote: Just curious - is there such thing SAS under Linux on z? My reading shows only x86, x86_64 and Itanium as options. WPC have a SAS clone (WPS) that runs on zLinuz. WPS is very well regarded - in fact, MXG creator Barry

Re: SAS

2012-03-30 Thread David Boyes
Thanks for this link. I was not aware of WPS. We will seriously take a look at this product. Wow. That does look cool. Perhaps the availability of WPS for Linux on System z will be a motivation for SAS to provide the same offering. There are SAS guys on this list. Time to kick your

Re: SAS

2012-03-30 Thread Henry Schaffer
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Aria Bamdad a...@bsc.gwu.edu wrote: Thanks for this link.  I was not aware of WPS.  We will seriously take a look at this product. Although R is an excellent alternative as David Boyes suggested, it is so only from a statistical analysis point of view.  When

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread Aria Bamdad
If you mean SAS the statistical software, then yes, years ago we helped test an alpha compile of their software on Linux under system z but they refused to release a GA version of their software for Linux on z. I and others made attempts to get them to release it but so far, nothing. I think if

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread DARYL R HOFFMAN
If you are referring to Base SAS, here are the platforms, according to sas.com... System Requirements Host Platforms HP/UX on Itanium: 11iv3 (11.31) HP/UX on PA-RISC: 11iv3 (11.31) IBM AIX on POWER architectures: 6.1 and 7.1 IBM z/OS: V1R10 and higher Linux (32-bit): Novell SuSE 10 and 11; RHEL

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread Devonshire, Stephen M
Neale, I've checked with SAS last year and again several weeks ago. SAS currently does not provide support to the Linux on z. They do have support Solaris z/OS. Steve D. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Neale Ferguson Sent:

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread Ron Wells
Linux (32-bit): Novell SuSE 10 and 11; RHEL 5 and 6 Linux x64 (64-bit): Novell SuSE 10 and 11; RHEL 5 and 6 From: DARYL R HOFFMAN d...@psu.edu To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 03/29/2012 04:16 PM Subject:Re: SAS Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread Mark Post
On 3/29/2012 at 04:44 PM, Neale Ferguson ne...@sinenomine.net wrote: Just curious - is there such thing SAS under Linux on z? My reading shows only x86, x86_64 and Itanium as options. It was developed and some customer testing was done, but never released for licensing. Mark Post

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread Ron Wells
another reason we are looking at alternatives From: David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 03/29/2012 04:39 PM Subject:Re: SAS Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU I wish. Many people have lobbied for it, and so far, no dice

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread David Boyes
another reason we are looking at alternatives Take good look at R. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread R P Herrold
On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, David Boyes wrote: I wish. Many people have lobbied for it, and so far, no dice. It seems a natural for SAS ans an ISV, to conform it ot the minimal strictres of the LSB and so ship one binary on all architectures It's been a long, long time since I touched (and tech

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread David Boyes
It seems a natural for SAS ans an ISV, to conform it ot the minimal strictres of the LSB and so ship one binary on all architectures It's not a technical problem. They don't see a financial case for it (at least for them). As far as I can tell, they are trying to reduce the number of server

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread David Boyes
I wish. Many people have lobbied for it, and so far, no dice. Just curious is there such thing SAS under Linux on z? My reading shows only x86, x86_64 and Itanium as options. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: SAS

2012-03-29 Thread David Crayford
On 30/03/2012 4:44 AM, Neale Ferguson wrote: Just curious ­ is there such thing SAS under Linux on z? My reading shows only x86, x86_64 and Itanium as options. WPC have a SAS clone (WPS) that runs on zLinuz. WPS is very well regarded - in fact, MXG creator Barry Merrill endorses it.

Re: SAS Yet Again

2006-03-02 Thread Aria Bamdad
Ann, I feel your pain!! I think what we need to do is organize and put pressure on the right people with one collective voice rather than yell one at a time. I am willing to organize this and maybe setup a conference call with SAS. ONLY if you are willing to participate. As a start, please

Re: SAS Yet Again

2006-03-02 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
, March 02, 2006 1:06 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS Yet Again Ann, I feel your pain!! I think what we need to do is organize and put pressure on the right people with one collective voice rather than yell one at a time. I am willing to organize this and maybe setup a conference

Re: SAS Yet Again

2006-03-02 Thread Rich Smrcina
products. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Aria Bamdad Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:06 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS Yet Again Ann, I feel your pain!! I think what we need to do is organize and put pressure on the right

Re: SAS Yet Again

2006-03-02 Thread Marcy Cortes
Ditto what Ann said. We've already turned off some of their features. They are very expensive. Marcy Cortes This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or

Re: SAS for Linux on S/390

2005-12-06 Thread Yu Safin
: Re: SAS for Linux on S/390 Grand Day If your looking for a compiler and assembler that runs on z/VM, z/OS, zLinux, LinTel and WinTel and is 99% compatible with SAS then try the link below. I have been using Dignus for many years now and before that SAS/C, I'm happy

Re: SAS for Linux on S/390

2005-12-01 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Waite, Dick Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:49 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS for Linux on S/390 Grand Day If your looking for a compiler and assembler that runs on z

Re: SAS for Linux on S/390

2005-12-01 Thread Wesley Parish
On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 02:40, McKown, John wrote: -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Waite, Dick Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:49 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SAS for Linux on S/390 Grand Day If your

Re: SAS and zLinux

2005-02-03 Thread Marcy Cortes
No, we and a couple other I know were part of the beta. Worked well, but then ended up deciding not to do it for some unknown reason. Marcy Cortes (415) 243-6343 This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for

Re: SAS and zLinux

2005-02-03 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
We've been trying to get it from SAS. But so far SAS won't give us a price or a trial copy. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Max Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:59 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: SAS and zLinux Hello Guys

Re: SAS - Is Linux/390 an option?

2004-09-10 Thread James Melin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject IST.EDU Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? 09/09/2004 02:00 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: SAS - Is Linux/390 an option?

2004-09-10 Thread Alan Altmark
On Friday, 09/10/2004 at 08:26 EST, James Melin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What SAS really needs to do is a measured usage approach to licensing. Just because we added an processor doesn't mean that the SAS usage of those resources went up by that much. IBM has seen that measured usage sells

Re: SAS - Is Linux/390 an option?

2004-09-10 Thread Phil Payne
Everyone wants to be charged only according to consumption, rather than capacity. Imagine for yourself how consumption would be [reliably and securely] measured and reported. I also find that executives want PREDICTABLE charges. In many ways, this is at odds with the reality of the modern

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Rich Smrcina
There was a post last July where a development version of SAS V9 for Linux for zSeries was being used. There doesn't seem to be anything much newer that is relevant. On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 10:06, Smith, Ann (ISD, IT) wrote: Our company is looking at obtaining servers for a new central SAS

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Marcy Cortes
We had it - beta. Worked great. Then they decided not to do it. Marcy Cortes (415) 243-6343 This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
By 'they' do you mean SAS or just your company decided not to do it? -Original Message- From: Marcy Cortes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? We had it - beta. Worked great

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Marcy Cortes
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? We had it - beta. Worked great. Then they decided not to do it. Marcy Cortes (415) 243-6343 This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
Thanks! Talking to our SAS rep, I get the impression SAS doesn't think there's much of a market for it. -Original Message- From: Marcy Cortes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? SAS

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
Marketing Technology Strategy SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC 27513 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 919-531-0431 -Original Message- From: James Melin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 2:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? Fro our perspective

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Ronald Wells
If SAS thinks there is not a market on Linux, guess they are in for a real shocker As for SAS going up in price on M/F's?? well that is why so many shops are looking at Linux or just dumping the product's..re-evaluating it's REAL worth..and what alternatives there are out there...

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Dave Jousma
] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/09/2004 02:51 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? Fro our perspective, we do not like being charged more for any software, including SAS when we have

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Michael Morgan
- From: Marcy Cortes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? SAS - sorry I was so unclear! Marcy Cortes (415) 243-6343 This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you

Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option?

2004-09-09 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
aren't true cpu hogs. -Original Message- From: Dave Jousma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS - Is linux/390 an option? We moved to SAS on LINUX on Intel running Suse 9.0. Runs like a champ, with a Gb connection

Re: SAS on Linux/390

2003-12-16 Thread Rich Smrcina
I thought I've heard that it is either being considered or is available, but they are not on the ISV's page: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/solutions/s390da/linuxproduct.html On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 12:38, McKown, John wrote: I've tried looking on the SAS web site, but I cannot find

Re: SAS on Linux/390

2003-12-16 Thread Jim Elliott
I've tried looking on the SAS web site, but I cannot find a list of supported platforms for SAS. Does anybody know if SAS can run on Linux? Specifically, I have SuSE SLES7 beta, 64-bit (the free thing that I downloaded long ago). What would be nice would be to move some heavy hitters from my

Re: SAS on Linux/390

2003-12-16 Thread McKown, John
, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -Original Message- From: Jim Elliott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAS on Linux/390 I've tried looking on the SAS web site

Re: SAS on Linux/390

2003-12-16 Thread Larry Bertolini
At 01:38 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: I've tried looking on the SAS web site, but I cannot find a list of supported platforms for SAS. Does anybody know if SAS can run on Linux? Specifically, I have SuSE SLES7 beta, 64-bit (the free thing that I downloaded long ago). What would be nice would be to