What a BS 'survey'. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jon Perryman Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 7:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Will z/OS be obsolete in 5 years?
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Texas Comptroller's email system. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you expect them from the sender and know the content is safe. IBM RHEL announced it's move to closed source (IBM RedHat Enterprise Linux). With some changes, DB2, RACF and other z/OS products could run in Linux on z16 in one sysplexed Linux image. We know it's possible because IBM moved Unix and TCP into z/OS. IBM RHEL said closed source would force non-paying customers to buy RHEL licenses but this makes no sense. Something else must be in play. I created a survey at https://forms.gle/ZTPXsDJo8Z4H93sv7 to gain insights into IBM's decision to close source RHEL. You can skip the survey if you don't want to take it and view the survey results through this website. Feel free to pass this along. I think IBM wants to integrate z/OS products to retain their investments and expand their customer base.. Why is the z/OS community ignoring IBM RHEL closed source? Are software vendors preparing their products for Linux? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
