26 Aug
2001
26 Aug
'01
4:32 a.m.
At 07:40 pm 25/08/2001 +0100, you wrote:
More or less what's happening with me now.... Except i don't have a
mainframe to play with, or indeed the space to keep a mainframe in....
Forwarding this from a newsletter I get
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DEVELOPERS: WANT TO TAKE AN IBM MAINFRAME FOR A SPIN?
Does developing Linux software for a mainframe computer sound like
fun?
For many Linux advocates, the answer is probably
"yes." Do you have
a
mainframe handy? Unless you're working for a large
company, the
answer
is probably "no," and that's worrying
IBM. Big Blue is so concerned
that the PC maker has decided to do something about the mainframe
shortage.
Most open source software is created on inexpensive desktop computer
systems, which isn't surprising, considering the fact that most open
source developers are volunteering their time and don't have scads
of
cash for hardware purchases. Recognizing this point,
and openly
inviting Linux development for its mainframe systems, IBM has
created
the Linux Community Development System (LCDS).
LCDS provides open source developers with free access to a S/390
mainframe. The system features a 9672 G6 Model ZX7 processor with 32
GB
of main memory, 2.1 terabytes of auxiliary memory, and
a hypervisor
operating system that transparently allocates to each Linux user a
virtual environment that appears to the Linux kernel as a separate
processor and 128 MB of main memory. For more information, visit the
LCDS homepage.
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/os/linux/lcds/
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