Not to mention the difference between nappies and diapers. Zowe is an open source project created to host technologies that benefit the Z platform from all members of the Z community (ISV’s and consumers). The initial code base was seeded with technologies from CA Technologies, IBM and Rocket. Each of us had developed capabilities that we wanted to use to enhance the platform but proprietary products were not the way to create an eco-system; creating proprietary products was just BAU. We needed to see if such a community was viable and so each contributed a set of technology and we worked through the legal issues of moving what was new and some long-standing code to an EPL-2.0 license which allows anyone to consume and use the code. The choice of three was more about being able to manage the issues of community formation and not in any way to be exclusive. Three was a lot of work and we now have a good framework (legal, governance, hosting, etc.) to start with.
A late addition by CA was the addition of the Mediation Layer which we are using to federate a number of platform services. We have an advanced use of JWT that allows for accessing multiple services only requiring a user to sign-on once. This is ahead of platform goals of using JWT in the Security Managers. Open source allows us to experiment and deliver capabilities faster than traditional development methods and delivery streams on Z. The initial contributions were the CLI and some VS Code extensions from CA, WebSocket enabled APIs from IBM and a HTML5 enabled desktop that allowed for hosting multiple Angular applications. Consider these contributions to be more of the framework for enabling access to Z on-top of which new applications can be built. The applications that are provided as of now and a few more candidates for 1.0 later this month are: CLI plugins (Console, TSO, file, JES interface, etc.) where developers that are not accustomed to Z can interact using their shell of choice (we expect most people to be some bash variant). This interface uses direct z/OSMF APIs for these services. JES Explorer (GUI to interact with JES much like a Finder or Explorer on Windows would work). Simple and familiar web interface that doesn’t require 3270 to submit, retrieve check status on jobs, etc. MVS and USS explorer. Provides access for retrieving / sending files to and from the z/OS system. Again, very Finder / Explorer like. A significant advantage here is the applications run in an HTML 5 framework and eliminate the maintenance of Java and other frameworks on desktops. There are a number of customers that are looking to eliminate Desktop dependencies around Java. Contextual Editor (allows for editing and updating with a context sensitive editor that is extensible with a language server). TN3270 Emulator - fully functional 3270 emulator that runs in the desktop. All models supported. No client install needed. Some applications that I’m working on are an IPL explorer that will interrogate the systems in a Plex and navigate the rats nest of Parmiib members. Doing this at night so going is a bit slow right now. Other products are using Zowe capabilities like the IBM Db2 Dev/Ops experience as well as the OMEGAMON for Storage. Other products are coming as well. The best way I have to describe Zowe is that its like Mac or Windows where they come with a set of APIs and OS capabilities that applications build on and include some applications out of the box like described above. The goal is to innovate faster, in the open under the oversight of a community that vets the code, verifies its source and tests what is delivered. Sorry for the long response to the WTF question but I think it was a fair question that deserved a response. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/hogtopia> LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” - Hanlon’s Razor > On Jan 6, 2019, at 4:02 PM, Wayne Bickerdike <wayn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Only hoods wear bonnets and elephants never forget to wear one on their > trunk. > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 7:34 AM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > >> J. D. Salinger? >> >> >> -- >> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf >> of Jesse 1 Robinson <jesse1.robin...@sce.com> >> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 7:46 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: Zowe? >> >> Stepping aside from what Zowe the architecture consists of, could we at >> least agree up front how to say it? (The confusion over 'Linux' went on way >> too long.) >> >> When Zowe was introduced to SHARE in St. Louis, the authors allowed that >> they wanted a homophone of the given name Zoe, but that spelling was not >> available for trademark. But it was how it was meant be pronounced. It does >> not rhyme with 'Howie'. >> >> If you're still fixated on what Zowe means at heart, see >> >> >> https://secure-web.cisco.com/1dGjOVqvqg8MBCpaL5jRrmDDBN3mOKgbIto9OVkw_RbjBHT8vy3nbSDtCxxYOZRQIqM5vHmjR6VZXf7YWPVbfrpQXarGETvEoKSaZn2bBxHR8JlJa5Krc_6-6FKGLdJBWWFXiI3fjqDj1wheawT_2WJwAgBAtLFvObt2t67EWpFmktPk3omyTsYZocI9vDtkfby4q0FJ4X69DKy7-MDg9eFgQzvglgP4DffzIbmucUoWIlu_fIg3rjIU--emPP7cG_0XhjeThHGenQN6uC6ZUr-qzWdL4HgXeDPv-ku80D1cLiO_Sc7ATdvOk5MwcZnw0pMWUhcoVFP7BHUdah4IU813n1xbgF6E5rNNHu3D5xdUhwBj0l4a6OvW2hiIJ9SjPKrfsoUjFxVI7n8DjfJKRbjdVR5EOJR2o9MmZlLtlSBDurusE2uWvFlqqW7GYjH3O/https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FZoe_%28name%29 >> >> . >> . >> J.O.Skip Robinson >> Southern California Edison Company >> Electric Dragon Team Paddler >> SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager >> 323-715-0595 Mobile >> 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW >> robin...@sce.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >> Behalf Of Schuffenhauer, Mark >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 1:41 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: (External):Re: Zowe? >> >> Depends on if they have server experience beyond Windows, then there can >> be a frame of reference. Otherwise, I prefer to use an example based on >> playing multi-player console/PC games. You can go local or remote, it >> doesn't matter, but how can one box have 4 people play at once? How can >> the same game be played by 40 people across the world? >> >> Just slam your head against something hard, so you don't get into any >> detail and stick with concepts. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf >> Of scott Ford >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 3:13 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: Zowe? >> >> R.S., boy can I related to that..CICS is a foreign concept to PC people >> because of their experience and frame of reference. >> >> Scott >> >> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 4:02 PM R.S. <r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl> >> wrote: >> >>> W dniu 2019-01-04 o 18:31, Phil Smith III pisze: >>>> A colleague asked me, "WTF really *is* Zowe?" and the only answer I >>>> had >>> was that I thought it was like z/OSMF, only more so (and ISTR that >>> it's even built on top of z/OSMF), and open source. >>>> [...] >>> >>> That remains me my troubles when I teach "Mainframe introduction" >>> classes - how to explain PC folks what is CICS? >>> ;-))) >>> >>> Regards >>> -- >>> Radoslaw Skorupka >>> Lodz, Poland >> >> Scott Ford >> IDMWORKS >> z/OS Development >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > > > -- > Wayne V. 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