DB2 V8.1 FP 4

[Mark A]

There was some talk that FP4 would allow DB2 to run on Red Hat 9 without the
assume_kernel command. I did not see that in the APAR list for FP4. Anyone
know anything about this?

[Blair Adamache]

Nothing has changed on our Linux validation list yet:

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/

I don't expect any changes in our statement of non support for RH9.

I expect that people are working on RH AS 3 support.

Mark A wrote:

There was some talk that FP4 would allow DB2 to run on Red Hat 9 without the
assume_kernel command. I did not see that in the APAR list for FP4. Anyone
know anything about this?

[Mark A]

"Blair Adamache" <ba*******@2muchspam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bo**********@hanover.torolab.ibm.com...

Nothing has changed on our Linux validation list yet:

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/

I don't expect any changes in our statement of non support for RH9.

I expect that people are working on RH AS 3 support.

Since Red Hat has announced that all freeware Red Hat versions (RH n) are to
be discontinued (RH9 in the spring, and all others end of this year) I guess
that DB2 will only run RH AS versions in the future.

I guess that we need to look for other Linux freeware distributions.

[Darin McBride]

Mark A wrote:

"Blair Adamache" <ba*******@2muchspam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bo**********@hanover.torolab.ibm.com...

Nothing has changed on our Linux validation list yet:

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/

I don't expect any changes in our statement of non support for RH9.

I expect that people are working on RH AS 3 support.

Since Red Hat has announced that all freeware Red Hat versions (RH n) are
to be discontinued (RH9 in the spring, and all others end of this year) I
guess that DB2 will only run RH AS versions in the future.

I guess that we need to look for other Linux freeware distributions.

I'm guessing (but have not actually heard anything one way or another)
that DB2 would eventually support Fedora (RH's new free offering).
We'll have to see what Fedora turns into.

[Officially not speaking for my employer!]

[Mark A]

"Darin McBride" <dm******@naboo.to.org.no.spam.for.me> wrote in message
news:AdTrb.363196$9l5.47592@pd7tw2no...

I'm guessing (but have not actually heard anything one way or another)
that DB2 would eventually support Fedora (RH's new free offering).
We'll have to see what Fedora turns into.

I don't think so. RH freeware is being phased out. Here is what RH is
telling it's customers:

"Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.

This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming
discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your
migration to another Red Hat solution.

As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata
support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December 31, 2003. Red
Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 9 as
of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release another product in the
Red Hat Linux line.

With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll find
migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing. We understand
that transitioning to another Red Hat solution requires careful planning and
implementation. We have created a migration plan for Red Hat Network
customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as possible.
Details:

If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February 28,
2004, you will receive ..."

[Jean-Marc Blaise]

Mark,

It reminds me a certain Microsoft that "gave" SqlServer 6.5, then asked
people to pay for version 7. It seems to be the same for RedHat now, that
has been supported by IBM ... Well, I guess the right attitude is to find
out free linux distributions, so get rid of RedHat ? Or am I missing a point
?

Regards,

Jean-Marc

"Mark A" <[e-mail]> a écrit dans le message de
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"Darin McBride" <dm******@naboo.to.org.no.spam.for.me> wrote in message
news:AdTrb.363196$9l5.47592@pd7tw2no...

I'm guessing (but have not actually heard anything one way or another)
that DB2 would eventually support Fedora (RH's new free offering).
We'll have to see what Fedora turns into.
I don't think so. RH freeware is being phased out. Here is what RH is
telling it's customers:

"Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.

This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming
discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your
migration to another Red Hat solution.

As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and

errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 9 as
of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release another product in the
Red Hat Linux line.

With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll find
migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing. We understand
that transitioning to another Red Hat solution requires careful planning and implementation. We have created a migration plan for Red Hat Network
customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as possible.
Details:

If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February 28, 2004, you will receive ..."

[Mark A]

"Jean-Marc Blaise" <bl****@deltadb.spam.no.com> wrote in message
news:bo**********@news-reader4.wanadoo.fr...

Mark,

It reminds me a certain Microsoft that "gave" SqlServer 6.5, then asked
people to pay for version 7. It seems to be the same for RedHat now, that
has been supported by IBM ... Well, I guess the right attitude is to find
out free linux distributions, so get rid of RedHat ? Or am I missing a point ?

Regards,

Jean-Marc

I don't think you are missing anything. Red Hat Linux Freeware (even the $40
box version that I purchased) will soon be a thing of the past.

[Darin McBride]

Jean-Marc Blaise wrote:

Mark,

It reminds me a certain Microsoft that "gave" SqlServer 6.5, then asked
people to pay for version 7. It seems to be the same for RedHat now, that
has been supported by IBM ... Well, I guess the right attitude is to find
out free linux distributions, so get rid of RedHat ? Or am I missing a
point ?

Regards,

Jean-Marc

I'm not going to advocate for or against any distribution. My opinion
about IBM supporting Fedora is completely unsubstantiated, even by
out-of-context rumour. (In fact, there is good evidence to support the
contrary opinion.)

All that said, if you have the opinion that you wish to abandon Redhat,
that is your opinion. In that case, I would not contradict your
opinion and suggest looking at the DB2 Linux validation website for
"free" alternatives. :-)

[Jean-Marc Blaise]

Darin & Mark,

Just surfing from the "free" alternatives websites:

Suse: "It is not possible to generate installation CDs from a complete
download."
TurboLinux: "provides a promotional version(promo.iso) for its Turbolinux 8
Server for product evaluation and hardware testing purposes."
UnitedLinux: "as a commercial application, UnitedLinux is available to the
general public on a paid basis"

Well, I guess Linux has become a mature product ... :-(

Regards,

Jean-Marc

"Darin McBride" <dm******@naboo.to.org.no.spam.for.me> a écrit dans le
message de news:Dyasb.370224$6C4.154732@pd7tw1no...

Jean-Marc Blaise wrote:

Mark,

It reminds me a certain Microsoft that "gave" SqlServer 6.5, then asked
people to pay for version 7. It seems to be the same for RedHat now, that has been supported by IBM ... Well, I guess the right attitude is to find out free linux distributions, so get rid of RedHat ? Or am I missing a
point ?

Regards,

Jean-Marc

I'm not going to advocate for or against any distribution. My opinion
about IBM supporting Fedora is completely unsubstantiated, even by
out-of-context rumour. (In fact, there is good evidence to support the
contrary opinion.)

All that said, if you have the opinion that you wish to abandon Redhat,
that is your opinion. In that case, I would not contradict your
opinion and suggest looking at the DB2 Linux validation website for
"free" alternatives. :-)

[Blair Adamache]

Below is a FAQ on RH3 and DB2:

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/d.../rhel3faq.html

Mark A wrote:

"Jean-Marc Blaise" <bl****@deltadb.spam.no.com> wrote in message
news:bo**********@news-reader4.wanadoo.fr...

Mark,

It reminds me a certain Microsoft that "gave" SqlServer 6.5, then asked
people to pay for version 7. It seems to be the same for RedHat now, that
has been supported by IBM ... Well, I guess the right attitude is to find
out free linux distributions, so get rid of RedHat ? Or am I missing a

point

?

Regards,

Jean-Marc

I don't think you are missing anything. Red Hat Linux Freeware (even the $40
box version that I purchased) will soon be a thing of the past.

[Philip Nelson]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 04:04:25 +0100, Jean-Marc Blaise wrote:

Suse: "It is not possible to generate installation CDs from a complete
download."

But what you can do is set up an install server of your own (or if you
have a fast connection just install straight from their site).

Simply mirror everything from their FTP site, make a copy of their boot CD
and point to your local mirror.

(and SuSE runs DB2 really well in my experience)

HTH

Phil