Recently Sine Nomine Associates engineer Neale Ferguson had the opportunity to introduce ClefOS (Commercial-grade Linux on Enterprise Foundations Operating System) to users of Linux on System z. The article appears on the blog Mainframe Debate.
From Introducing ClefOS:
ClefOS provides:
- A complete Linux distribution that tracks the popular CentOS distribution on Intel systems
- Can be used by end-users and ISVs royalty and license free
- Permits commercial software certified for RHEL to run
- Automatic availability of patches and updates without subscriptions