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 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> CentOS-devel mailing list > >>> CentOS-devel at centos.org > >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > >> _______________________________________________ > >> CentOS-devel mailing list > >> CentOS-devel at centos.org > >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS-devel mailing list > > CentOS-devel at centos.org > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS-devel mailing list > > CentOS-devel at centos.org > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel