Re: The Linux Hole

Leif Svalgaard wrote:

From: Jan Megannon <jmegannon@intekom.co.za>

Leif, how does Ops Nav work at the moment? Is there a (pre) processor
task that is connected to a server task on the 400 that waits for an
incoming request and then serves the request? If so, why can IBM not
write or port just the portion of code required for Linux? I realize
that I am over-simplifyng this, but with the genii that IBM purports to
have (as well as the oodles of boodle!) this should be a walk in the park!

I think you are correct on the architecture of Oops Nav, but IBM
has to ask themselves how many customers run Linux instead of
Windoze. That percentage is way down (maybe less than 5%) so
the cost of having two versions of Oops Nav would be too great.

Response appreciated. Yet it is this same opinion of 'chicken and egg'
that ensures that M$ will retain their share of the market. The question
was asked on this list as to when Ops Nav will be available on Linux. My
belief is that, for every question that is placed on this list, there
are 100 000 people/customers/users/sysadmins out there that are thinking
 the same thing.

I am in South Africa. There are some major companies that are moving
selected systems (some servers, others moving all plus desktops) to
Linux. The choice of desktop OS is based PURELY on the functionality
that can be employed on it. If IBM had the cahones, they would roll out
full CA Express on Linux.

I do not know the cost of developers in the U.S. Say it is US$200 (I am
sure this is WAY over) per hour. That equals US$1600 per eight hour day.
Times 20 developers equals US$32000 per day. Times 220 working days per
annum equals US$7 040 000. How much did IBM say they were throwing at
Linux? Why not provide us with desktop access to the AS400/iSeries,
before enticing us to go LPAR? There is more revenue on the desktop than
on the server. So the OS is for free. They can still charge for the
application!

Just a thought.

Jan.

Hippocrates (I think it was him) said : The chicken is an actual chicken
and the egg is a potential chicken. As actuality precedes potentiality,
therefore the chicken was before the egg!