> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chip Davis > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Can you help the Open Object Rexx Project? > > As many of you are aware, several years ago IBM gave the > source code of Object > REXX to the Rexx Language Association to maintain and enhance > the language as an > Open Source Project http://www.oorexx.org with a CPL 1.0 > license. It currently > runs on: > * 32-bit Windows platforms; Windows > 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista including server > products > * 32-bit Linux distributions including RedHat, Fedora, Debian > * x86 and Sparc Solaris in 32-bit mode on 64-bit processors > * AIX 5.x in 32-bit mode > * x86 and PPC MacOS X > * z/Linux > > A recent inquiry to the ooRexx developers elicited this > response from David > Ashley, the ooRexx Project Manager: > > "Unfortunately, we lost our access to the zLinux system we > used to build the > 4.0.0 version of ooRexx. If you know of someone who can > grant us access to > a zLinux partition somewhere, we would be glad to build a > version of 4.0.1 > for zLinux. Note that we need root access to the > partition so we can > install the RPM for testing." > > Would anyone with the necessary resources be interested in > helping out? If so, > please contact David Ashley <[email protected]>. > > Thanks, > > -Chip Davis-
Wish I could help. However, it is quite possible to run z/Linux on Hercules/390 on an Intel system (Linux or Windows). I think that many run CentOS. Of course, the OORexx people may not have the people to maintain yet another Linux environment. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM
