I just published the January report for open source software packages for Linux on #IBMZ and #LinuxONE 🐧
The team tested nearly two dozen projects, including doxygen, elastic Logstash, and PHP.
Elsewhere in the open source world, Apache Tika and WeKan began releasing s390x containers, and libdfp was on-boarded to our GitHub Actions service 🎉
Full report: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2026/02/11/linuxone-open-source-report-january-2026 #mainframe
How did we do at the end of 2025 as far as testing our current collection of open source software packages for Linux on #IBMZ and #LinuxONE?
It was a strong finish! The team worked on over two dozen packages, including cAdvisor, PostgreSQL, and SPIRE.
Full report: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2026/01/21/linuxone-open-source-report-december-2025 #mainframe
Here we are, the last report of the year from the #Linux on #IBMZ and #LinuxONE porting team and beyond 🚀
The list for November is an impressive one with nearly three dozen projects tested, including Apache Cassandra, fluentd, and neo4j
We also confirmed that the GnuCOBOL project has been on-boarded with our GitHub Actions service for s390x 🧑💻
The #s390x open source software team at IBM confirms the latest versions of various software packages run well on #Linux on #IBMZ & #LinuxONE 🐧
In October 2025 validation was maintained for two dozen projects, including #ApacheActiveMQ #InfluxDB & #Rails 🎉
We also on-boarded libdfp & qsv to our new hosted GitHub Actions runners, and saw Rarr add CI and VictoriaTraces begin releasing binaries 🎁
Details in my monthly report: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/11/19/linuxone-open-source-report-october-2025
There were a lot of fun things about #IBMTechXchange 2025 last week, but one of my favorites was our "Doom Takeover" at the Monday evening expo hall party. Instead of running our demos, I just had people logging into an IBM #LinuxONE #mainframe and playing Freedoom over VNC #Doom 😁
Working on documentation for a whole matrix of support (client vs. server OSes), stay tuned!
There are growing challenges in managing cryptographic assets while preparing for the emerging risks of quantum computing.
Pradeep, Parameshwaran, STSM , Chief Architect , #Security and Compliance on #IBMZ and #LinuxONE will talk on how we can provide a centralized approach to discovering, classifying, and managing cryptographic keys and #certificates across applications and systems, ensuring visibility and #compliance. This session will focus on partner point of view on #Quantum Safe #cryptography , followed by details on IBM Quatum Safe Explorer product and #IBM zCDI product.
Register here:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0807b34-4108-4427-ad10-39e861a44491@fcf67057-50c9-4ad4-98f3-ffca64add9e9
The #s390x open source software team at IBM confirms the latest versions of various software packages run well on #Linux on #IBMZ & #LinuxONE 🐧
The report from July is extra special because it includes details of the first projects we on-boarded to our hosted #GitHub Actions service! You can also get an update into the latest from the ngrok community and FlatCC.
Details here: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/08/18/linuxone-open-source-report-july-2025
💾 From #mainframes to modern workflows: Get an overview of #s390x features, future plans, and how #openSUSE powers #IBM Z #LinuxONE systems. #oSC25 https://youtu.be/QG7IdToO4ek?si=63vxCS5JDxfjVWJI
The #s390x open source software team at IBM confirms the latest versions of various software packages run well on #Linux on #IBMZ & #LinuxONE 🐧
In June 2025 validation was maintained for over two dozen, including #Apache #Storm, #Envoy and #Falco 🎉
Plus various release additions from the broader open source community, including: NATS-box (containers), cnquery (ci, binaries) & Encrust (ci)
Full report + how your project can apply for a s390x VM: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/07/30/linuxone-open-source-report-june-2025
A new network adapter is available for #IBM #z17 and new message-security assist (MSA) instructions are provided. With new commands you can display the functions and instructions that are available with CPACF, and retrieve and display memory topology information for LPARs on #ibmz
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/linux-on-systems?topic=configuration-device-drivers-features-commands
I'm running a virtual tutorial at IBM TechXchange Dev Day on June 25th!
It'll cover some basics of logging into the #IBM #LinuxONE Community Cloud and using Linux, and conclude with an overview of some of the open source AI/ML tooling available.
Session is at 1PM Eastern / 10AM Pacific and it's called: "Linux Fundamentals, Topped with a Touch of AI" 🍨🐧
🔗 Register: http://ibm.biz/techxchangeday
The #s390x open source software team at IBM confirms the latest versions of various software packages run well on #Linux on #IBMZ & #LinuxONE 🐧
In May 2025 validation was maintained for over two dozen, including #CockroachDB #Grafana & #Ruby 🎉
Plus various release additions from the broader open source community, including: libebml & libmatroska (ci), Zig lang (binaries, containers), and setup-uv (ci, binaries)
Full report + how your project can apply for a s390x VM: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/06/16/linuxone-open-source-report-may-2025
The #s390x open source software team at IBM confirms the latest versions of various software packages run well on #Linux on #IBMZ & #LinuxONE 🐧
In April 2025 validation was maintained for over 40 projects, including #Apache Hbase, HashiCorp #Consul and #nginx 🎉
Plus, community CI was added for zaars, V (programming lang), & Exiv2
Full report + how your project can apply for a s390x VM: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/05/29/linuxone-open-source-report-april-2025
My hand-picked team that ran the IBM #LinuxONE AI Arcade at the #RedHatSummit knocked it out of the park. Thank you JJ and Alex!
I had so many great conversations this week, and I had a wonderful time making new friends and catching up with old ones.
Kick off day in the #RedHat Summit expo hall is behind us!
Lots of great conversations, people had fun with the games 🕹️
Want to take part in the CLI game fun at home?
Start with a VM from the IBM #LinuxONE Community Cloud: https://community.ibm.com/zsystems/l1cc/
Then follow our arcade instructions on GitHub: https://github.com/linuxone-community-cloud/arcade
Powerhouse Linux server announced by IBM
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/IBM-Announces-Powerhouse-Linux-Server?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #server #IBM #LinuxONE #AI #security #quantum #NIST
I am looking at running things like #ERPLibre + local AI models on this. Sovereign, encrypted workloads in your country. Makes sense ?
"Today, IBM announced the launch of their latest server: the new #IBM LinuxONE Emperor 5. This fifth generation redefines IBM’s LinuxONE system as their most secure and high-performing Linux computing platform for data, applications and trusted AI.
#Canonical supports #LinuxONE Emperor 5 with #Ubuntu Server. "
https://ubuntu.com//blog/ibm-linuxone-emperor-5-ubuntu-server-integration
