What the Open Mainframe Project Could Mean for You

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WhattheOpenMainframeProjectCouldMeanforYouStevenDickens– SeniorOfferingManager– IBMScottFagen – DistinguishedEngineer– CATechnologiesDavidStokes– VicePresident,BusinessUnitExecutive– CATechnologies

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Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project Overview

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Abstract

ThemainframecommunitybootstrappingtheOpenMainframeProjecthasbeenanexcitinghighlightofthispastyear.Theprojectisdrivingincreasinginterestanddevelopmentinopensystemapplicationsfortheplatform—includingOpenJDK,DockerandHyperledger.Cometothissessiontolearnhowyoucanparticipateintheprojectandhowtogether,wecanacceleratetheartofthepossible.

StevenDickensIBMSeniorOfferingManager

ScottFagenCATechnologiesDistinguishedEngineer

DavidStokesCATechnologiesVP,BusinessUnitExecutive


Agenda

OPENSOURCEANDTHELINUXFOUNDATION

OPENMAINFRAMEPROJECTBACKGROUND

HOWTOPARTICIPATEINTHEOPENMAINFRAMEPROJECT

Q&A

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WhatisOpenSource?

§ Opensourceisadevelopmentmethodforsoftwarethatharnessesthepowerofdistributedpeerreview,transparencyofprocessandthecreativityofaglobalecosystemofindustryexperts.

§ Thepromiseofopensourceisbetterquality,higherreliability,moreflexibility,lowercostandtheopportunitytodriveopenstandards.

§ OpensourcesoftwareismostoftenmodularandenablesopenAPIsthatcanbeleveragedtoswapout/innewcapabilitiesasmembersofthecommunity“scratchtheirownitch”.

§ Doesnothavetobejustaboutcode– opensourceprojectsoftenencompassmarketingandinfrastructuregoalsaswell.


AbouttheLinuxFoundation§ TheLinuxFoundationishostingtheOpenMainframe

Project,providingoperational,governanceandothersupport

§ TheLinuxFoundationsupportstheLinuxOSandnumerouscollaborativeprojects

§ >100staff

§ 450+membersacrossallourprojects

§ DozensofprojectsbeyondLinuxspanningthousandsofdevelopers

§ Over50keydevelopereventsayearworldwide

§ Largestshareofvoiceinopensource


TheLinuxFoundationTeamIncludes§ TimeMagazine’s17th mostimportantpersonofthecentury,WinnerofMillenniumTechnologyprize,IEEE

ComputerPioneerAward,InternetHallofFameinductee

§ Internationallyrecognizedlegalcounselhaveauthoredhundredsofopensourcelegalpublications,formedover140consortium,serveontheboardsofANSI,CenterforWomeninEnterprise,andmore

§ FulltimestafffluentinEnglish,Spanish,French,German,Russian,Japanese,andKorean

§ Expertiseinsemiconductors,embeddedsystems,mobilecomputing,enterprisesoftware,cloudinfrastructure,automotive,IoT,technicaltrainingandmore

§ Dev/Opsteamthatmaintainandsecuretheworld’slargestopensourceprojectwithexpertiseinawidevarietyofscalabledevelopmentenvironments

§ MarketingandEcosystemdevelopmentteamwithexperiencefrompre-IPOstartupstolargescaleenterprises


TheGrowingLinuxFoundationEcosystem


TheLinuxFoundationIstheLeaderInItsField“OpenDaylight arriveswithsomeinstantcredibilitybecauseit’shostedbytheLinuxFoundation,thenot-for-profitthatoverseestheLinuxoperatingsystem,themostsuccessfulopensourceprojectofthemall.”-- Wired

“ThemerefactthatTheLinuxFoundationhasbroughttogetheressentiallyallthemajorplayersintheSDNspaceandhasgottenthemtoagreetoworkonacommon,openframeworkisremarkableinitsownright.” – Zdnet

“JustliketheLinuxkernel,Xenenjoyscontributionsfromavarietyofdifferentcompanies,soavendor-neutralorganizationtohostdevelopmentandcollaborationisabigwinfortheproject.”– TechCrunch

“TheLinuxFoundationcontinuestoamazemeasitneverceasestostopaddingnewmemberstoitsroster.”– ITBusinessEdge

“Thisorganization[Bitcoin]wasmodeledontheLinuxFoundation,accordingtoGavinAndresen,whoiscurrentlytheBitcoinFoundation’schiefscientist.”– TheNewYorker


ScalableOpenSourceCollaborationHasaCommonSetofRequirements

••Incorporation,Taxstatus,Bylaws,MemberAgreements,Anti-trust,etc.••OngoingbusinessdevelopmentandmembershiprecruitmentGovernanceandMembership

••TechnicalDecisionMaking••ProjectLifeCycle••ReleaseProcess

DevelopmentProcess

••Custominfrastructureusingopensourcebestpractices••SecurityandreliabilityInfrastructure

••Marketing••Events••Training

EcosystemDevelopment

••CodeProvenance••Trademarkmanagement••LegaldefenseandCollaboration

IPManagement


Finance

CurrentLinuxFoundationProjectsIncludeOperatingSystem Cloud Networking

IoT WebTechnologiesBigData

Middleware Automotive MobileSecurity


ImpactofLinuxFoundationCollaborativeProjects

Thefruitoftheseeffortsinclude…

115,013,302linesofcode

§ AsofAugust2015,presentinLinuxFoundation’sCollaborativeProjects.

§ Thiswouldrequireateamof1,356developers30yearstorecreate.

§ Thetotaleconomicvalueofthisworkisestimatedtobemorethan$5billion.

Open Mainframe Project Background


OpenSourceandMainframein2015andBefore

Disconnected,independentefforts;noshared“hub”ofinnovation

Communityeventsareindustryspecific,alsonotvendoragnostic

Noplaceforstudentsandacademicinstitutionstoengage

Enterpriselevelengagementwith

upstreamprojectslimited

Opensourceonthemainframelacksaneutral

homeforgrowth


SolvingThisThroughOpenSource

CreateanopensourcecommunitytobenefitLinuxonthemainframe

Bringtogetherend-users,solutionproviders,appdevelopers,and

systemadministrators

Providetheneutraltechnicalinfrastructureandgovernancefortheopensourceproject

toflourish


WhyJointheOpenMainframeProject?

MakemainframeafirstclassLinuxplatform

Collaboratewithpeersinavendorneutralenvironment

Influencethefuturedirectionofmainframe


TechnicalFocus:MakingLinuxonMainframeaFirstClassLinuxPlatform

IdentifyareaswhichmakeLinuxon

Mainframeadoptionsproblematic

Fixtheseproblems,workingasanopensourcecommunity

Contributebackallworktoopensourcecommunitiesandtheupstreamprojects


TechnicalProgress

Declaredfocusareas

§ LaunchofAnomalyDetectionEngineforLinuxLogsprojectfromIBMcodecontribution

§ BuildingOpenSourceMainframeProjectDatabasetohelpidentifysupportedopensourcesoftwareformainframe.

Linux Monitoring Tools


AcademicFocus:MainframeAwarenessThroughLinuxandOpenSource§ BringingLinuxandOpenSourceeducationonthemainframetoacademicinstitutionswillproducetheworkforceoftomorrow.

§ Initiativesinclude:– SponsoredinternshipprograminSummer2016

– PartnershipwithLinuxFoundationTrainingtohelpeducatedfacilityandstudentsonLinuxandOpenSource

– PartnershipopportunitiesbetweenOpenMainframeProjectandacademicinstitutionsforreallifeself-studyandclassprojectprograms


ParticipationModelfortheOpenMainframeProject

OpenParticipationwithCorporateSponsorshipOpportunities

TechnicalSteeringCommitteetoleadprojectsandoverseecollaborationwithupstreamprojects

MarketingCommitteetohelpdriveawarenessinmainframecommunity

GoverningBoardoverseesbusinessdecisionmaking


TSC:topleveldecisionmakingbody,approvesnewprojectsandactsasanoversightcommitteeforcross-projectdecisions,normsandexpectations.TheTSCelectsaTSCChair.

TechnicalCommunityRoles

CTO: atechnical“fellow”resourcewhowillbeavailabletohelpthetechnicalcommunityfocus,planandexecute.IBMhasofferedanIBMFellowtoworkwiththeProjectinthiscapacity.

Maintainer:leaddeveloperonatoplevelproject,servesontheTSC

Committer:hastheabilitytocommitcodetotheproject’smainbranch,asagroupcommitterselectaMaintainer

Contributor:anyoneinthecommunitythatcontributescodeordocumentationtotheproject,maybecomecommittersafterestablishingthemselves

• TSCandprojectmeetingsareopentoanyoneinthetechnicalcommunity,regardlessofmembershipintheLFortheOpenMainframeProject

• Projectscouldpotentiallyspanmultipledisciplines,includingcodedevelopment,documentation,test/buildscripting,etc.

How to Participate In the Open Mainframe Project


ParticipationLevel* AnnualFee Board

Seat TSCSeat MarketingCommittee Notes

Platinum Flatfee:$100,000 Yes Yes Yes Initial2-yearparticipantcommitment

PlatinumEnd-User Flatfee:$10,000 Yes Yes Yes Initial2-yearparticipantcommitment

Silver $2,000– $15,000dependingonsize** 1per10 No Yes

Academic Free 1per10 YesRestrictedtoacademicinstitutions;expectedtoprovideenvironmentaccessforthecommunity

Associate Free No Yes Non-profits,opensourceprojects

Individual Free No No No

* Anyone (including individuals, students and developers in open source project communities) may participate in the technical community work without becoming a member of the LF or Open Mainframe Project• The Open Mainframe Project is setup as a Collaborative Project under The Linux Foundation legal entity. All

participants will have to be members of The Linux Foundation to participate. Please visit http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/join/corporate to learn more about Linux Foundation membership.

ParticipationLevels

** Silver Annual Fee Scale• 3,000 employees = $15K• 1,000 < 3,000 employees = $10K• 500 < 1,000 employees = $5K• < 500 employees = $2K


CurrentMembers


§ FindoutmoretheProjectatwww.openmainframeproject.org

§ Fillintheonlineformformoreinfo:https://www.openmainframeproject.org/about/join

§ AlternativelycontactJohnMertic attheLinuxFoundation:[email protected]

§ ResearchotherLinuxFoundationCollaborativeProjects:http://collabprojects.linuxfoundation.org

HowtoJointheOpenMainframeProject


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