The Open Mainframe Project

The Linux Foundation has announcedthe launch of the OpenMainframe Project. "In just the last few years, demand formainframe capabilities have drastically increased due to Big Data, mobileprocessing, cloud computing and virtualization. Linux excels in all theseareas, often being recognized as the operating system of the cloud and foradvancing the most complex technologies across data, mobile and virtualizedenvironments. Linux on the mainframe today has reached a critical mass suchthat vendors, users and academia need a neutral forum to work together toadvance Linux tools and technologies and increase enterpriseinnovation."