On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:57 PM, Javier Romero <xavinux@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
>> IBM can and does provide raw z/VM VMs at Marist or Syracuse for other Linux distros, such as Debian.....
>
> Yes, I 've had access to an OpenStack instance on a Z13 Mainframe
> though Marist (testing Docker images on s390x arquitecture for the
> Open Mainframe Project).

Just to clarify, I am not referring to OpenStack instances of
pre-installed Linux distros at Marist.  With proper justification, IBM
sponsorship, and knowledge about z/VM, one can obtain raw z/VM
accounts.

Thanks, David

>
>> If there is a group of CentOS developers who want to bootstrap and maintain it, the resources probably can be made available.....
>
> I'm interested in contirbuting on this.
>
> Thanks for your answer.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> 2018-02-20 15:40 GMT-03:00 David Edelsohn <dje.gcc@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>> Javier Romero writes:
>>
>>> Is there any chance that IBM donate this hardware for the CentOS
>>> project? Think that will be also useful for that company to have
>>> another Linux distro running on their Z Systems.
>>
>> IBM can and does provide raw z/VM VMs at Marist or Syracuse for other
>> Linux distros, such as Debian. That is what you really need, not
>> "hardware".  The discussion about donating hardware is off track.
>>
>> The Debian support is completely community driven and maintained. If
>> there is a group of CentOS developers who want to bootstrap and
>> maintain it, the resources probably can be made available. If this is
>> a request for IBM to enable CentOS on IBMz, that is an orthogonal
>> discussion about IBM resources and likely would require IBM customer
>> demand.
>>
>> Thanks, David
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