[ale] Linux on Mainframes (bashed)...

[Joseph A Knapka]

"Brian J. Dowd" wrote:
> 
> http://netscape.com.com/2100-1104-909084.html?type=pt&part=netscape&tag=my&subj=technews
> 
> Has a rather dour look at Linux on mainframes. I think they have built a
> wobbly conclusion
> on a framework of unwarranted assumptions. They seem to think that
> software updates made
> between 0.x versions are a bad thing. Is the Meta Group in someone's
> pocket? Anyone know?

Good god.

 "[Meta Group] also said that Linux is not yet mature enough
 to handle critical business applications. "

OK, we're talking about a *ten-year-old* OS here -
a bloody *eternity* in the tech world. I ripped a
spankin' new copy of Windows *3.1* off of my
486DX33 in order to install Linux the first time. And
I suppose these people would tell you to run your
mission-critical systems on Win2K??? Barely out of
diapers, that...

</rant>

-- Joe
    Any OS distinguishable from Windows is not sufficiently broken.

---
This message has been sent through the ALE general discussion list.
See http://www.ale.org/mailing-lists.shtml for more info. Problems should be 
sent to listmaster at ale dot org.