Just a response to this comment, and I agree. " To me, the biggest problem for
z/OpenSource {grin} is the lack of an affordable platform for developers."
I have been developing an "open source" project for z/OS. So, I have run into
this many times, and it not just the hardware and z/OS, but other subsystems,
like DB2, IMS, CICS, and various other components, like DBB, z/OS Connect, etc.
That is one of the biggest road blocks in this effort. However, working with
the Open Mainframe Project, they are making these types of z/OS environment
available. My "open source" project has been accepted to OMP and we are
working getting the environment setup to continue developing the Polycephaly
project, under OMP.
My wish is, to have more of these type environments setup.
Jerry
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 8:21 AM Gord Tomlin <[email protected]>
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> On 2020-04-09 07:05, John McKown wrote:
> >> If your objective is to do something interesting and
> >> mind-stimulating in your newly enlarged spare time, then there are
> >> massive number of open source projects you could contribute to.
> >> There's a very good chance that some such projects line up well with your
> >> outside interests.
> >>
> > Ain't none of z/OS, unfortunately. At least as far as I know.
> >
> CBT? Zowe? Zigi?
>
CBT is sort of open source. Well, it is open source. But when I think of open
source, I think of collaborative projects like I see on Github. I can download
a CBT file and modify it, then send my updated source to Sam for inclusion. But
there isn't the history like a Github project.
I'll look at Zowe and Zigi. This is the first I've heard of them.
To me, the biggest problem for z/OpenSource {grin} is the lack of an affordable
platform for developers. The z/OS license fees for something like a zPDT are
way beyond my ability to pay. And even if I had the money, IBM won't license to
just anyone. IIRC, you must be a Business Partner or soe such thing.
The above is why what little I do anymore is Linux on Intel.
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