On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-inter.net> wrote: >> > Wide architecture support (x86, x64, mainframes) >> >> AFAIK it doesn't run on current mainframes. Only IBM's various OS's >> run on mainframes, as IBM has a corner on that mainframe market. > > Not true. Several Linux distros run and are supported on mainframes. Debian, > SuSE, Fedora, RedHat etc. There was even a Slackware port. > > I consider that hardware abuse but it does work. Really none of the OS that > run on desktops or servers can exploit what a mainframe is designed to do, > it really doesn't make sense to use them. However a mainframe running VM > with hundreds or thousands of Linux guests does make sense. It's green since > it replaces many servers and uses less power and takes up less space. > >
You are absolutely right. But like you said, the Linuxes running on it are unhelpful as they don't take advantage of all the excellent hardware features present. I consider them as toy OS after all these years even if they are officially supported by IBM. IBM can't integrate all the goodies else they will cannibalize and kill the OS/360 lineage OS'en. thanks
