Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Selling Linux to AS/400 Shops?

Posted by Cliff on from the proposing-an-alternative dept.

cgh4be asks: "I work for an IBM business partner and each year we host a technology seminar for our customers, most of which have AS/400 backgrounds. I am the 'Linux guy' at work and have been chosen to give a 1 hour presentation to these IBMers about linux. So, my question to the Slashdot community is, what points and information should I touch on in this presentation to make it effective? I'd like to give some history about it of course, but the goal is to get them to start using it in their businesses."

2 of 68 comments (clear)

  1. Replacing AS/400 with Linux by Corporate+Troll · · Score: 4, Informative

    My question is: why?
    AS/400 are decent machines with a good operating system. It has the virtue to "just work". I'm not really sure you would want to replace an AS/400 with a Linux box. The AS/400 is -after all- a proven and stable platform.
    I'm all for Linux, but not in this category of hardware.

  2. What sold you by ObviousGuy · · Score: 4, Informative

    You must believe that Linux is a better choice for some reason. You're going to tell them that this young, haphazardly developed, upstart OS is a better choice than a mature, thoroughly architected, industry standard OS.

    I think you'd better tell us, rather than the other way around.

    --
    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.