[rescue] advice on rescuing an e10k

Jochen Kunz jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de
Thu Oct 26 03:09:51 CDT 2006


On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:41:07 -0400
Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> wrote:

> > Linux is certainly a better choice than windows, but Linux is the
> > answer to a question that nobody asked. There are just too many
> > problems with linux to trust it to a mission critical app.
> And that's why IBM ported it to their mainframe gear.
IBM didn't use / port Linux for fun. They did it because customers
created a demand for it. They did it because Linux has become a buzzword
and they can exploit it for marketing reasons.
I.e. they did it because they can make money out of it.
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       Jochen

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