On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:05:12 -0600 Adam Thornton said: >On Mar 15, 2005, at 10:40 AM, John Campbell wrote: > >> I would suspect that the biggest problem w/ supporting and doing >> testing on >> the S/390 or zSeries architecture is that individuals (who'd be >> managing >> the porting and/or testing process) won't *own* either an S/390 or >> zSeries. >> >> Getting mainframe cycles is not, AFAICT, an inexpensive proposition. >> There's only so far you can depend upon emulation. >> > >Actually, I've already gotten two OSDL virtual machines for the Debian >project's use. Cycles are there if you ask for them. >
For any true Open Source Project, should never be the issue. As Adam states, OSDL has access to a z990 for such projects. Go to http://www.osdl.org/lab_activities/lab_projects/propose_a_project.html You want the OSDL-US lab. One of Adam's Debian projects is listed http://www.osdl.org/lab_activities/lab_projects/active_projects/display_single.html?uid=1287 There are some minor hoops to jump through, but anyone seriously wanted access to zSeries for open source projects can get one. One of the projects is porting an PostgreSQL to z/OS. /ahw ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
