Open Mainframe Project

Open Mainframe Project is a Collaborative Project managed by the Linux Foundation to encourage the use of Linux-based operating systems and open source software on mainframe computers.[1] The project was announced on August 17, 2015 and was driven by IBM, a major supplier of mainframe hardware, as well as 16 other founding members, that included SUSE, CA Technologies, BMC Software, Compuware as well as clients and partners such as RSM Partner, Vicom Infinity, L3C LLP and ADP, and academic institutions such as Marist College and University of Bedfordshire.[2] Coincident with the announcement, IBM also announced a partnership with Canonical to make the Ubuntu operating system available for their high-end z Systems hardware.[3][4][5][6]

Development priorities for the project in 2016 include OpenJDK, Docker and Hyperledger.[7]

In February 2016 the Linux Foundation announced new members had joined the Open Mainframe Project: Hitachi Data Systems, Sine Nomine Associates, East Carolina University and DataKinetics, a 35% expansion in the overall membership. Canonical, the organization behind Ubuntu, has also joined. Part of the announcement was the launch of a summer intern program.

## See also

* Linux on z Systems
* Open mainframe

## References

1. ↑ "FLOSS Weekly 466 Open Mainframe Project | TWiT.TV" (in en-US). https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/466.
2. ↑ Ron Miller (16 August 2015). "Linux Foundation Launches Open Mainframe Project". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/linux-foundation-launches-open-mainframe-project/.
3. ↑ Jon Brodkin (17 August 2015). "IBM makes push for Linux customers with Ubuntu mainframes". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/ubuntu-coming-to-mainframes-in-new-ibmcanonical-project/.
4. ↑ Ben Sullivan (17 August 2015). "IBM Linux-Only Mainframe, Joins Open Mainframe Project". TechWeekEurope UK. http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/software/open-source/ibm-linux-mainframe-linuxone-174937.
5. ↑ Swapnil Bhartiya (17 August 2015). "IBM launches LinuxONE at LinuxCon, announces Open Mainframe Project". CIO. http://www.cio.com/article/2971170/linux/ibm-launches-linuxone-at-linuxcon-announces-open-mainframe-project.html.
6. ↑ Sean Michael Kerner (17 August 2015). "IBM Launches New Linux Mainframes and Open Mainframe Project". ServerWatch. http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/ibm-launches-new-linux-mainframes-and-open-mainframe-project.html.
7. ↑ Richard Chirgwin (23 February 2016). "Penguinistas slide into a big, blue mainframe ocean". The Register. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/23/open_mainframe_project_work_schedule/.

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