John Mertic

Current status: - Finalizing IBM Open Source Program agreement. - IBM/Marist is doing an inventory and determining anything else needed. - Open Mainframe Project GB has approved funding for 2024.

Update: - Final agreements signed. - Authorizing the maintenance contract as we speak. - Bruce Gilkes will be leading the work to bring the infrastructure online. - Vicom will be...

I won't be at this week's ZAC meeting as I'm on PTO this week, but can make the one on 6/13

Are there updates/next actions on this?

I would agree @pdubz3 - this needs to be simple and clear. From how I've seen other projects approach similar cases, the discussion is more marketing than technical oriented, as...

> And on technical level, can we figure out a way to allow the vendors to test that the extensions work not just with Zowe but also together? > >...

One thing to be cognizant of is that you cannot put restrictions on business processes; otherwise, there could be questions regarding antitrust. The program must be focused on technical requirements.

@armstro I actually think it would be better to come right from the TSC versus having the support providers review/modify the content, for two main reasons... 1) This a program...

Hey @armstro - that makes sense; as long as the desire is awareness and a method for providing feedback that is perfectly fine. Where one gets into a gray area...

@AndreyKozlov1984 - any chance this could get merged in?