Re: IBM Linux Ad during Super Bowl

["Buck" <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott I. said:

> The idea here is that Linux complements OS/400,
> it's not replacing it as the base O/S.  These are
> not desktops, they are WebSphere servers
> using DB2 Connect to get iSeries and M/F data.

I wrote this huge reply, then realised that this would only contribute to
thread drift.  Let me be succinct.  Our file/print servers are already set
up and running.  1 PC.  Same for the web.  1 PC.  Creating an iSeries LPAR
to replace, er, consolidate 2 PCs costs far more than the complete
replacement costs of the 2 PCs.  So we won't be moving to Linux to
consolidate servers.

We have a product which provisions telecomm switches (among other devices.)
That product could theoretically run in a Linux environment, but with out
the hardware ports, communicating to the telecomm gear is a trifle
impossible.  So we won't be moving to Linux to host an application.

I didn't think there was a third possibility but I am most happy to be
proved wrong.  As a software development company, we (just) might be in a
different world from the end-user community.
  --buck