Re: AIX vs Linux lpar

["Tom Jedrzejewicz" <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/13/06, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anyone got a ring to throw into whether or not it's best to run Linux or
> AIX in an lpar on a System i to run TSM?
> Linux sounds nice because of that word "free" that keeps floating around.


Remember, it is not "free" as in "free beer", but rather "free" as in "free
speech".

> From the GNU Foundation website page of free
software<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>
...

``Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the
concept, you should think of ``free'' as in ``free speech,'' not as in
``free beer.''

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute,
study, change and improve the software.


And, in theory, any script kiddie can download it and run it at home, thus
> flooding the market with Linux talent.


I don't know if that is really applicable.  The script kiddies I have met
dabble and play around, but don't bother to learn how anything actually
works.  I don't lwt them anywhere near key systems.

See my previous link about "free".  I suspect that you will need to train
and invest in admin folks whether you choose AIX or Linux.

Take care.