“n the final article of this three-part series on the Linux port
to IBM’s S/390, Neale Ferguson demonstrates Linux for S/390 in
action and describes some of the many applications that already run
on this port.“
“In the previous installments of this series, I dealt with the
technical aspects of the Linux for S/390 port and introduced the
two development efforts working to get Linux up and running on
S/390. I also described the architectural underpinnings of the port
before looking at some of the debugging facilities used in getting
the port to work.”
“Once the kernel was operational, it was time to turn the
experimental into the practical. Thanks to Melinda Varian, the
keeper of the Princeton University VM system, the Bigfoot team was
granted significant resources on the Princeton S/390 system, which
enabled us to set up a fully functioning Linux system.”
“On this system, we have been able to build and test many of the
major (and not-so-major) packages. In addition, we have set up
Webpages containing tutorials, patches, and presentations to help
people get their own Linux for S/390 systems up and running.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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