Re: open source the IBM i kernel. Was: Why i??? NEED YOUR INPUT

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Christen, Duane
<Duane.Christen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Steve;

(I sure I have some of the below wrong, and someone else can explain

better, but. :))

Which kernel?

I don't know what is kernel and what is vertical microcode. Release
the RPG compiler, all the workstation stuff, ILE, work management,
program call stack. Would be fun as a hobbyist to be able to get at
the SLS and expand the 16meg segment size of the system. No point in
releasing DB2, but do release the parts of the OS that couple a
database to the system. The system is fading away. We have all seen
AS400 shops shut down and their valuable home grown software
applications deleted from existance. That should not be the fate of
IBM i.

-Steve
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