Linux Distributions Collaboration on the Mainframe

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Debian, openSUSE and Fedora start a Linux Distributions Working Group inside the Open Mainframe Project to improve s390x support; SUSE, Red Hat, Canonical (Ubuntu), AlmaLinux and Rocky later join. The group builds shared s390x CI pipelines, runs a single mailing list/wiki/chat for coordination, and pools sponsorship and infrastructure so community and enterprise distributions can get faster backports and fixes (examples report patches landing in about two weeks). Next steps include inviting key upstream projects and standardizing distribution configs.

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1. 0:00Linux distros on mainframes
2. 4:25Why collaborate on mainframes
3. 8:13Modernization and enterprise Linux
4. 12:28Infrastructure challenges and cloud
5. 17:00Collaborative testing processes
6. 20:26Upstream project support
7. 22:24Berlinux One community cloud
8. 24:07Benefits of community contributions
9. 25:11Q&A

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