Support
Like all other versions of Linux, Linux on System z is governed by the GPL free software license. Complete Linux on System z source code is available from numerous groups on a free and equal basis, and architectural support is now part of the main Linux kernel effort. IBM assigns several of its programmers to the community effort, but IBM is by no means the only participant.
Most Linux on System z customers, particularly those with business-critical production workloads, purchase a software support contract from commercial Linux vendors such as SUSE or Red Hat. IBM Global Services also offers support contracts, including 24x7 coverage. Some standard Linux software applications are readily available pre-compiled, including popular closed-source enterprise software packages such as WebSphere, DB2 and Oracle databases and applications, SAP R/3, and IBM's Java Developer's Kit (JDK), to name only a few. Nearly every free or open-source software package available for Linux generally is available for Linux on System z, including Apache HTTP Server, Samba software, JBoss, PostgreSQL, MySQL, PHP, Python programming language, Concurrent Versions System (CVS), GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), and Perl, among many others.
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