[CentOS-devel] CentOS for IBM Mainframes.

Thu Feb 22 15:20:23 UTC 2018
David Edelsohn <dje.gcc at gmail.com>

There already is a CentOS-alike port for z called ClefOS, for which
IBM contracted Sine Nomine Associates.  I think that IBM would want to
contribute / convert that port to CentOS and/or use that port to
bootstrap an official CentOS port.  How can IBM work with the CentOS
community to transition ClefOS to CentOS?

I separately have reached out to Karanbir privately.

Thanks, David

On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 10:09 AM, James O'Connor
<jpoc at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 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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