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  3. November 2009

Re: Why are you on a *nix desktop?

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Hans Boldt wrote:

Anyways, I don't think I have much to say about how to use Linux in
conjunction with the iSeries. Certainly, when I was involved with iSeries
development (up until 2003), there wasn't much interest in supporting
anything other than Windows clients. I don't know if anything has changed
there since in that respect.

And that is where the community effect of open software stepped in. tn5250, x5250, and tn5250j are a result of linux and freebsd folks stepping in and filling a void. IBM was totally Windows focused and others had an itch that needed scratching - tada! tn5250!

James Rich

if you want to understand why that is, there are many good books on
the design of operating systems. please pass them along to redmond
when you're done reading them :)
- Paul Davis on ardour-dev

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