[CentOS-devel] CentOS for IBM Mainframes.

James O'Connor jpoc at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Feb 22 15:09:19 UTC 2018


Hi Javier,

I bootstrapped the CentOS power ports and would be happy to help bootstrap s390x with s390 multilib. I am also a current member of the CentOS AltArch SIG.

-James

> On Feb 21, 2018, at 9:55 AM, Javier Romero <xavinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> David,
> 
> Great news!  I'd like to help on this.
> 
> Any other community members of the AltArch-SIG that maybe could be nterested in contributing on this project?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> El 21 feb. 2018 11:12 a. m., "David Edelsohn" <dje.gcc at gmail.com> escribió:
> I inquired a little more about IBM interest in CentOS. If the CentOS
> Community would like to support CentOS, IBM would like to help. It
> would be great if the ClefOS port for Z could be folded back into
> CentOS.
> 
> Thanks, David
> 
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 3:22 PM, Javier Romero <xavinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, understood.
> >
> > Thanks for your answer.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > El 20 feb. 2018 4:16 p. m., "David Edelsohn" <dje.gcc at gmail.com> escribió:
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:57 PM, Javier Romero <xavinux at 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 at 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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