Well, you have a point. I also think you are on to something in a way: there are other solutions capable of running Linux on IBM mainframes then IBM Z/Linux. TurboLinux comes to mind.
What other solutions that are "pure Linux"? An IBM mainframe has virtualization built in nativeley, hence, it shouldn't take a performance loss. This means that I doubt highly that an all-Linux solution could approach it's power (considering that you can run like 200 instances of Linux on one without any hassle).
The more I use it (on both Linux and Windows) the more bugs and crashes I see. Granted, the more you use any particular application the more bugs you'll see - but OpenOffice Writer is the only application that I use that always seems to suprise me with an amazing crash or wild bug every single time I use it. Take for instance what happened about 5 minutes ago - when printing a document the window resized itself wildly, crashed, and the system locked up.
I dabbled with using virtual machines in security for about 2 years at Carnegie Mellon. It has extreme potential in DRM applications, and shows tremendous promise in preventing IP infractions. We (Craig Curtis, head of theoretical computer science and myself, an aspiring computer scientist) immediately saw it's vast and influential potential, and immediately set to work on virtual machine security.
However, our work became sidetracked when Craig developed an unusual affinity for horse sex. While the applications of the common horse penis in regards to a human are precaurious, to say the least, Craig nevertheless remained determined to not only engage in rapid, pulse pounding horse sex, but to somehow also increase it's efficiency. Craig quickly utilized the powers of virtual machine security to aid him in his ghastly crusade.
After Craig was caught with a horse that he named "El Chancho the long when limp", 8 gerbils, a shrink wrapped box of OpenBSD, a lengthy printout of recent Kuro5hin.org posts, and an Xbox, funding for the project was cut.
"I'm looking for the sunny side to a situation that seems littered with defeat."
The corporations have all of the money and weild recently gained legistlation, so you have to expect that the momentum will favor them. Consumer backlash won't hit a politician's radar until the outspoken make up a large number of their own constituents (or consist of a few of their wealthiest constituents). The courts will continue to side with the corporations more often then not, because again, it's still their home turf. Until the ripple effects of the DMCA start to annoy more people (not just the "technically inclined" or the random college student), the bulk of the rulings will go towards the corporate masters.
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That was me, I didn't bother to log in, dumbass.
Well, you have a point. I also think you are on to something in a way: there are other solutions capable of running Linux on IBM mainframes then IBM Z/Linux. TurboLinux comes to mind.
What other solutions that are "pure Linux"? An IBM mainframe has virtualization built in nativeley, hence, it shouldn't take a performance loss. This means that I doubt highly that an all-Linux solution could approach it's power (considering that you can run like 200 instances of Linux on one without any hassle).
I couldn't even get through to read it man, thanks a bunch!
A truly insightful post guys, how did this get modded down?
Ogg Vorbis compatible car audio SOON!
But does it run Linux?
It needs some real work.
Awesome! It finally caught up to Red Hat 5 and Windows 95! Way to go Slackware!
However, our work became sidetracked when Craig developed an unusual affinity for horse sex. While the applications of the common horse penis in regards to a human are precaurious, to say the least, Craig nevertheless remained determined to not only engage in rapid, pulse pounding horse sex, but to somehow also increase it's efficiency. Craig quickly utilized the powers of virtual machine security to aid him in his ghastly crusade.
After Craig was caught with a horse that he named "El Chancho the long when limp", 8 gerbils, a shrink wrapped box of OpenBSD, a lengthy printout of recent Kuro5hin.org posts, and an Xbox, funding for the project was cut.
I was gonna throw in a "now three young girls progressing through....." punch line....but....nahhhh, even I'm not that perverted.
The corporations have all of the money and weild recently gained legistlation, so you have to expect that the momentum will favor them. Consumer backlash won't hit a politician's radar until the outspoken make up a large number of their own constituents (or consist of a few of their wealthiest constituents). The courts will continue to side with the corporations more often then not, because again, it's still their home turf. Until the ripple effects of the DMCA start to annoy more people (not just the "technically inclined" or the random college student), the bulk of the rulings will go towards the corporate masters.