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Re: AIX vs Linux lpar

Tom Jedrzejewicz wrote:

   3. Re: AIX vs Linux lpar (Tom Jedrzejewicz)

On 9/13/06, rob 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.
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.


Tom:
I agree. Not too many years ago, I was making a living by re-working "business systems" that had been put together by some business owner's neighbor's nephew who had a Trash-80 and therefore obviously knew what was needed to automate business processes. I am still amazed at some of the messes I had to clean up and replace.
Wide-spread hobbyist activities provide valuable tools, ideas and other elements to the industry. But they don't always provide good business systems. 

Tom Liotta

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