Forwarding this from a newsletter I get ---- DEVELOPERS: WANT TO TAKE AN IBM MAINFRAME FOR A SPIN? Does developing Linux software for a mainframe computer sound like

For many Linux advocates, the answer is probably "yes." Do you have

mainframe handy? Unless you're working for a large company, the

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

cash for hardware purchases. Recognizing this point, and openly inviting Linux development for its mainframe systems, IBM has

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

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/ _______________________________________________ oclug mailing list oclug(a)lists.oclug.on.ca http://www.oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug