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	Podcast:		FLOSS Weekly (MP3)
	Episode:		FLOSS Weekly 602: Linux on IBM - Encouraging Open Source Computing
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:01:37
	Publish Date:		2020-10-28 20:00:00
	Description:		Encouraging open-source computing. Reflecting on the 20-year anniversary of Linux on IBM Z mainframes. Hosts Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb talk with Boaz Betzler, one of the original team members from the IBM Böblingen Lab in Germany responsible for porting Linux onto the IBM Z mainframes. They discuss the initial decision to port Linux onto the IBM mainframes and why that was a controversial decision at the time. They also talk about the impact of putting Linux on the mainframe and how it continues to impact the open-source community. Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb Guest: Boas Betzler Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Sponsors: Linode.com/twit Melissa.com/twit
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