On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 5:49 AM Marco d'Itri <m...@linux.it> wrote: > > On Oct 28, Chris Hofstaedtler <z...@debian.org> wrote: > > > It also appears true that IBM has an interest in s390x, but today > I wonder if their interest could actually be just in Debian providing > a base for the Ubuntu port (which I understand used to be funded by > IBM). > And if this is still true now that IBM owns Red Hat. > > You have been clear enough in documenting how this port has no porters > and probably also very few users. I think that somebody who actually has > an interest in it needs to step up very soon to maintain it, or else the > first step would be to declare it not a release architecture anymore.
It is still true, and as a data point the IBM LinuxONE Open Source Cloud has Debian as one of the operating systems that we offer to open source software projects doing development, due to popular demand. I work at IBM and have been in touch with Berli Gayathri as she gets up to speed with the Debian community and is learning the intricacies of being involved with the project. We're also looking internally at IBM to see if any of the Debian Developers who already work here are able to help us continue maintaining this port. It's taking some time, but we are still eager to see the support continue, and not just as a base for Ubuntu. -- Elizabeth K. Joseph || Lyz || pleia2
