Mary Jo Foley writes at ZDNet.com . . .

“Big Blue promised earlier this year to port Linux to all its server platforms. But to many that commitment sounded like little more than a platitude.”

“Now, however, even IBM seems to be surprised by the popularity of its Linux for S/390 port. To date, there have been 1,100 downloads from IBM's DeveloperWorks Web site of IBM's mainframe Linux variant.”

“And customers say the combination of the mainframe operating system's legacy transaction capabilities, combined with Linux's hosting strengths, makes for a powerful commerce platform.”

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