Open Source Projects: Beyond the Code
John Mertic has an open source career spanning two decades – both as a contributor and a leader. Through his leadership he has helped push open source into new industries...
Maemalynn Meanor
Open Mainframe Summit Call for Papers Now Open
Open Mainframe Summit will be Co-Located with IBM TechXchange in September and Open Source in Finance Forum in November SAN FRANCISCO, June 7, 2023 – The Open Mainframe Project, an...
3 Ways to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
Written by Maemalynn Meanor, Director of Public Relations & Communications at the Linux Foundation, Steering Committee Member for the Software Developer Diversity & Inclusive (SDDI) Project and Planning Committee Member...
Words Matter
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.” This was something that teacher and parents used to say back when I was growing up....
Mentorship: Allyship at its Best (Video)
Open Mainframe Project’s Mentorship Program is one of the oldest and most popular initiatives. Since launch, the Mentorship program has helped more than 75 students gain experience in a hands-on...
Open Mainframe Project announces New COBOL Study & Sponsorship Opportunities
The COBOL Working Group, which launched in 2020 as a response to the increasing interest in COBOL and the misinformation of it, aims to promote and support the continued use...
Open Mainframe Project’s Linux Distribution Working Group
There are many enterprise and community distributions. Do they work together? Do they work with upstream development resources? What happens when there are issues? There are communities of users and...
Open Mainframe Project Launches New Working Group Focusing on Mainframe Modernization
A hot topic among organizations is mainframe modernization. What does it really mean? The term “modernization” is used to mean different things causing confusion in the market. Some define “modernization”...
The Open Mainframe Project Announces A New Mainframe Resource to Advance Mainframe Talent and Innovative Technologies
Broadcom-donated Mainframe system will be available in 2023 for use by all Open Mainframe projects SAN FRANCISCO, September 21, 2022 – The Open Mainframe Project today announces the availability of...
Diversity @ Open Mainframe Summit
According to a Pew Research CenterDiversity study in 2021, statistics show that year after year, women are underpaid and underrepresented in technology. Women make up only 25% of computer-science related...
